Chile's first woman sentenced to death — and they made a movie about it immediately.
In 1916 the Santiago society shuddered with the crime of a wealthy businessman. Corina Rojas, his young wife, was the first woman sentenced to death in Chile and her story inspired the first national feature film.
Production
First Chilean feature film, literally made while scandal was still hot.
Acting
Palmira Fernández embodies doomed femininity with silent-era intensity.
Director
Salvador Giambastiani
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film launched Chilean national cinema by exploiting a real execution — the original ripped-from-the-headlines content.
Corina allegedly learned piano to entertain her older husband; the film keeps this detail, making her artistry part of her tragedy. Most prints are lost.
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