Santa

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 Hipólito.

Cast

Lupita Tovar

as Santa

Carlos Orellana

as Hipólito

Juan José Martínez Casado

as Jarameño

Donald Reed

as Marcelino

Antonio R. Frausto

as Fabián

Mimí Derba

as Doña Elvira

Rosita Arriaga

as Santa's Mother

Joaquín Busquets

as Esteban

Feliciano Rueda

as Drunk at brothel

Jorge Peón

as Genarillo

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