Aventurera (1950)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Alberto Gout

Writers:

Álvaro Custodio (writer)
Carlos Sampelayo (writer)

Release Date:

18 October 1950 (Mexico)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Left alone after her mother runs off with another man and her father kills himself, Elena attempts to make a new life for herself in a new city...

Plot Keywords:

Melodrama

Cast

Ninón Sevilla	...	Elena Tejero
Tito Junco	...	Lucio saenz / El guapo
Andrea Palma	...	Rosaura de Cervera
Rubén Rojo	...	Mario Cervera
Miguel Inclán	...	Rengo
Jorge Mondragón	...	Pacomio Rodriguez
Maruja Grifell	...	Consuelo Tejero, mama de Elena
Luis López Somoza	...	Ricardo Cervera
María Gentil Arcos	...	Petra
Miguel Manzano	...	El Rana
Armando Osório
Arturo Soto Urena
Pepe Ruiz Vélez
Enedina Díaz de León
Pedro Vargas	...	Cantante

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.

Adventuress

This greatly satisfying 1950 Mexican film, directed by Alberto Gout, is one of the best of the genre. It helped to have cast a charismatic Ninon Sevilla to star as the woman at the center of the action.

The story of "Aventurera", with its twists and turns, is something that was typical of the 1950s films from Mexico. The story of a young, and naive young woman who learns about her mother's disloyalty to a father she adores, sends this film spinning into a real adventure. Along the way, we are taken to watch Elena Tejero deal with the evils around her. She will remain a good woman no matter what.

As in all the Mexican soap operas that are a staple of that country's TV, "Aventurera" keeps building up on unsavory situations where our heroine will have to fight against until everything turns well at the end. Elena Tejera is different in many ways; she never stoops low to the sleazy life where everyone wants to get her into.

Ninon Sevilla, the Cuban born star of "Aventurera" makes a charismatic appearance in the film. She is a gorgeous woman seen here at the height of her youth. Tito Junco as Lucio Saenz has some good moments. Andrea Palma is excellent as the villainous Rosaura and Ruben Rojo is the kind Mario.

This is a fun film that keeps delighting us.