Víctimas del Pecado
1951 film by Emilio Fernández
Víctimas del Pecado (Victims of Sin) is a 1951 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Ninón Sevilla. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City.
Detroit Institute of Arts considers it "one of the most famous post-war Mexican films," and shares that it includes "knockout mambo numbers by Pérez Prado and Pedro Vargas". The film was also released as Hell's Kitchen.
Plot
Violeta (Ninón Sevilla), a Cuban dancer from the Cabaret Changó, rescues an infant from a garbage can in Mexico City's red-light district. She decides to raise the baby but this displeases Rodolfo (Rodolfo Acosta), the club's owner. Santiago (Tito Junco), a rival club owner, falls in love with Violeta and offers his help. Together they raise the baby for six years as father and mother. Tragedy takes place when Rodolfo (Rodolfo Acosta) kills Santiago and is then killed by Violeta, who is then imprisoned, leaving the 6-year-old by himself in the street. At the end of the film, the kind hearted warden finds a way to release Violeta; mother and child can now finally be together.
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