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The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.
Keywords
mexico city, mexico
sibling relationship
cabaret
cigarette
murder
union
held captive
bound and gagged
tied up
corrupt politician
unfaithful husband
Casts
Andrea Palma
Julieta
Pedro Armendáriz
Octavio
Alberto Galán
Ignacio Elizalde
Narciso Busquets
Juanito
Beatriz Ramos
Ignacio's lover
Paco Fuentes
Memo
Octavio Martínez
Jorge Ruiz
Felipe Montoya
Don Santos
Maruja Grifell
Ruiz wife
Manuel Arvide
Gunman
Manuel Dondé
Gunman
Ana María González
Singer at cabaret
Kiko Mendive
Singer at cabaret
Gaspar Henaine
Train assistant (uncredited)
David Valle González
Bit Part (uncredited)
Guillermo Zetina
Bit Part (uncredited)
Enrique Uthoff
Vidal
Lucila Bowling
Gloria
Yolanda de la Cruz
Dancer (uncredited)
Manuel Roche
Bit Part (uncredited)
Crews
Julio Bracho
Writer
Xavier Villaurrutia
Dialogue
Max Aub
Story
Julio Bracho
Director
Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography
Emilio Gómez Muriel
Producer
Gloria Schoemann
Editor
Matilde Landeta
Script Supervisor
Manuel Esperón
Music
Domingo Carrillo
Camera Operator
Felipe Palomino
Assistant Director
Howard E. Randall
Sound Mixer
Jorge Fernández
Art Direction
Jesús González Gancy
Sound Recordist
Raúl Lavista
Original Music Composer
Armando Espinosa
Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters
