A woman accused of murder refuses to defend herself in any way, in order to avoid tarnishing the family name and the reputation of her long-lost son.
Acting
Libertad Lamarque's face does three acts of suffering.
Costume
Prison couture has never looked this dramatically draped.
Director
Julián Soler
Libertad Lamarque
Adriana
Víctor Junco
Don Fernando Iturriaga
Rodolfo Landa
Armando de la Torre
José María Linares Rivas
Alfredo Laroque (Freddy)
José Ángel Espinosa 'Ferrusquilla'
Ruperto Sánchez (Sanchitos)
Víctor Alcocer
Dr. Uranga
Silvia Derbez
Elena
Manuel Dondé
Leonardo
Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.
Sr. Presidente juicio
José Elías Moreno
General Pancho Villa
Andrés Soler
Aurora Walker
Alejandro Parodi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Libertad Lamarque was already a Latin American superstar; this cemented her 'suffering mother' archetype for decades.
The film adapts the French play 'La femme X' by Alexandre Bisson, which had already been filmed three times in Hollywood.
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