Movie

Santa (1943)

• June 10, 1943
• 1h 51m

• Romance
• Drama

Overview

Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipolito.

Director

Norman Foster

Writers

Federico Gamboa, Alfredo B. Crevenna

Starring

Esther Fernández, José Cibrián, Ricardo Montalban