VICTIMS OF SIN
A film by Emilio Fernández
(Víctimas del pecado, 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. Acting-dancing sensation Ninón Sevilla plays Violeta, a cabaret performer who adopts the abandoned child of Rita (Rita Montaner) 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.

Co-presented with Cinema Tropical

Friday, November 20, 6:30 pm
Sag Harbor Cinema
90 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY 11963

For tickets and more information visit:
https://sagharborcinema.org/films/victims-of-sin/