Aventurera (1950)
Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
- Date of release
- 1950-10-18
- TMDB
- 7.6 / 10 (24)
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Genres
- Drama, Music, Crime
- Director
- Alberto Gout
Casting
- Ninón Sevilla — Elena Tejero
- Tito Junco — Lucio Saenz
- Andrea Palma — Rosaura de Cervera
- Rubén Rojo — Mario Cervera
- Miguel Inclán — Rengo
- Jorge Mondragón — Pacomio Rodríguez
- Maruja Grifell — Consuelo Tejero, Elena's mother
- Luis López Somoza — Ricardo Cervera
- María Gentil Arcos — Petra, Rosaura's maid
- Miguel Manzano — El Rana
- Pedro Vargas — Himself - Singer
- Ana María González — Herself - Singer
Interesting facts
Aventurera is a 1950 Mexican drama film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Ninón Sevilla and Andrea Palma. It's considered a masterpiece of the "Rumberas film" genre. The film features Pedro Vargas and Ana María González as club singers.
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