A model's beautiful disaster of a life — Mexican cinema's hidden gem of messy love.
A young model with no money or work drifts through a harsh world tries to build a more stable life while her new relationship becomes increasingly complicated.
Acting
Isela Vega's raw, unglamorous desperation.
Production
Mexico City's harsh neon-noir aesthetic.
Director
Luis Alcoriza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Alcoriza was Buñuel's longtime collaborator, and this carries that same unsentimental eye for class performance.
Isela Vega was Mexico's most provocative star; she reportedly rewrote chunks of her own dialogue to make the character messier.
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