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Tragic Cabaret

1958 · 95 min

A shadowy, music-filled melodrama where desperation and betrayal simmer beneath the stage lights.

Directed by
Alfonso Corona Blake
Genres
Crime, Music, Drama
Starring
Columba Domínguez, Kitty de Hoyos, Carlos Baena
Overview
A bar-girl's job becomes inescapable after her involvement in a murder. The bar owner deals with relationship troubles from her cheating boyfriend and her adopted daughter's ambitions.

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Directed by
Alfonso Corona Blake
Genres
Crime, Music, Drama
Starring
Columba Domínguez, Kitty de Hoyos, Carlos Baena
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • isolation
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, music, drama
Directed by
Alfonso Corona Blake
Written by
Alfonso Corona Blake
Starring
Columba Domínguez, Kitty de Hoyos, Carlos Baena, Elsa Cárdenas, Consuelo Monteagudo, Julián de Meriche, Iliana Nieves, Manuel Dondé
Cinematography
Rosalío Solano
Runtime
95 min
Country
Mexico
Languages
Spanish

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