Winner of the Best Documentary Award at the Morelia Film Festival, María José Cuevas’ engrossing debut documentary feature offers a moving portrait of five of Mexico’s most popular showgirls of the late 70s and 80s—Olga Breeskin, Lyn May, Princesa Yamal, Rossy Mendoza, Wanda Seux—almost forty years after they ruled Mexico’s entertainment world.
With a keen eye and devoid of any sensationalism, Cuevas enters the fascinating world of these women who have struggled to reinvent themselves after the decline of the burlesque heyday era in Mexico.
BEAUTIES OF THE NIGHT / BELLAS DE NOCHE
A film by María José Cuevas
(Mexico, 2016, 91 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Please note: the film is no longer streaming at the Morelia Film Festival, but it is available to stream on Netflix.
