The revolutionary general José Juan Reyes takes the town of Cholula, where he falls in love with the beautiful, headstrong Beatriz, the daughter of the town’s most powerful landowner, don Carlos Peñafiel. Engaged to the American Roberts, she haughtily rebuffs the general’s advances… Mixing the slow rhythm of the Trío Calaveras’ serenades and the rhythm of scenes worthy of Lubitsch, Fernández acclaims the efforts of the Mexican Revolution to build a more just and fraternal society. The superb interplay of shadow and light of cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa – reputed for the fine plasticity and poetic force of his images – amplifies the film’s lyrical spirit. Starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.
M.F.M.
