Cinema Tucsón Presents:

VICTIMS OF SIN / VÍCTIMAS DEL PECADO
(Emilio Fernández, Mexico, 1951, 84 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)

Rarely screened in the United States and long due for rediscovery, Victims of Sin is famed Mexican director Emilio Fernández’s unique blend of film noir, melodrama, and musical. Cuban-born acting-dancing sensation Ninón Sevilla plays Violeta, a cabaret performer who adopts the abandoned child of Rosa (Margarita Ceballos) and Rodolfo (Rodolfo Acosta), her murderous pimp. Motherhood forces Violeta to give up her career, but the kindhearted club owner Santiago (Tito Junco) saves her from a life of poverty and prostitution—until Rodolfo, freed from prison, seeks to reclaim his son.

Best known for the award-winning María Calendaria (1944) and The Pearl (1947), Fernández infuses Victims with impassioned songs and performances by Sevilla, an icon of Mexican cinema and a purveyor of African, Caribbean, and Cuban dance styles. Victims of Sin also features musical numbers by Pérez Prado, Pedro Vargas, and Rita Montaner.

Wednesday, March 27, 7pm
Fox Tucson Theatre
17 West Congress St. Tucson, AZ
(520) 547-3040 / For tickets: www.foxtucson.com

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