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Santa

1932 · 81 min

A sorrowful, old-fashioned melodrama that moves slowly toward heartbreak, carried by pity and quiet dignity.

Directed by
Antonio Moreno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lupita Tovar, Carlos Orellana, Juan José Martínez Casado
Overview
Santa is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of the 1930's Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino, she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled of Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cinic and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter "Jarameno" and silently loved by blind pianist Hipólito.

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Directed by
Antonio Moreno
Genres
Drama
Starring
Lupita Tovar, Carlos Orellana, Juan José Martínez Casado
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • love
  • redemption
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Antonio Moreno
Written by
Carlos Noriega Hope
Starring
Lupita Tovar, Carlos Orellana, Juan José Martínez Casado, Donald Reed, Antonio R. Frausto, Mimí Derba, Rosita Arriaga, Joaquín Busquets
Music
Agustín Lara
Cinematography
Alex Phillips
Runtime
81 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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