The Adventuress(Aventurera)
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Mexico · 1950
1h 41m
Director Alberto Gout
Starring Ninón Sevilla, Tito Junco, Andrea Palma, Rubén Rojo
Genre Drama
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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. Believing he's a friend, Elena goes to dinner with "Pretty Boy" Lucio, but he drugs her champagne and sells her to Rosaura, who runs a brothel out of her nightclub. Elena becomes a sensation as a dancer, but all the while she nurtures plans of revenge against those who have conspired against her.
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