The popularity of Mexican movies during the 1940s and 1950s in the Americas was second only to Hollywood s. The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema will always be remembered for its dynamic genres, charismatic stars, and innovati... more »ve directors. These two films represent two of the era s biggest box office sensations.
Aventurera is a famous example of a cabareteras, a curious film noir and musical hybrid wildly popular in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Starring the immortal Ninon Sevilla, this passionate melodrama follows the rise and fall of a popular nightclub star with a dark past.
In Woman of the Port, a cowardly murder and an illicit romance drive this melancholy mystery melodrama, which stars the sensual Lina Boytler as Rosario. After the horrible death of her father, and the betrayal of her fiancé, Rosario is cast adrift in Vera Cruz. She becomes a prostitute, living above a cabaret where she picks up her clients. One night a sailor saves her from the brutal hands of violent drunk. The lonely sailor and the lost girl are drawn to each other for reasons that become all too clear as the mystery unfolds.« less