A treasure of Mexico's cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninn̤ Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a rumbera a female nightclub dancer who gives up everything to raise an abandoned boy, whom she must protect from his ruthless gangster father.