The Woman of the Port (1934)
"La mujer del puerto" (original title)

Rosario (Palma) becomes a prostitute after losing her father and discovering her boyfriend had a liaison with another woman. In Veracruz, Rosario lives above a sordid cabaret "selling her ... See full summary »

Directors:

Arcady Boytler, Raphael J. Sevilla

Writers:

Antonio Guzmán Aguilera (dialogue), Antonio Guzmán Aguilera (screenplay),

Stars:

Andrea Palma, Domingo Soler, Joaquín Busquets

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Andrea Palma	...	Rosario
Domingo Soler	...	Alberto Venegas
Joaquín Busquets	...	Drunk sailor
Consuelo Segarra	...	Doña Lupe, neighbor woman
Luisa Obregón	...	Neighbor woman
Elisa Soler	...	Neighbor woman
Arturo Manrique	...	Argentinian sailor
Jorge Treviño	...	American sailor
Francisco Zárraga	...	Rosario's boyfriend
Fabio Acevedo	...	Don Antonio, Rosario's father
Antonio Polo	...	Don Basilio, the undertaker
Ángel T. Sala	...	Man at the cabaret
Conchita Gentil Arcos	...	Neighbor woman
Julieta Palavicini	...	Woman with Rosario's boyfriend
Lina Boytler	...	Woman singing in the night

Storyline

Rosario (Palma) becomes a prostitute after losing her father and discovering her boyfriend had a liaison with another woman. In Veracruz, Rosario lives above a sordid cabaret "selling her love to the men coming from the sea." One night, sailor Alberto (Soler) rescues Rosario from the dirty hands of a drunk man. They get along and go to Rosario's room. After making love, they begin to talk and Rosario discovers they're siblings...

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Plot Keywords:

cabaret | sailor | prostitution | cheating | falling down stairs | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

23 August 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Woman of the Port

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eurindia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Remade as La diosa del puerto (1989)

User Reviews

Prostitutes were a theme that people liked

Just a couple of years earlier(1931), Santa had been a great success(Santa is the story of a prostitute). Even in our days, Producers always like to repeat stories that make money for them(Star wars, Rocky, etc.). La mujer del Puerto is the story of a Peasant girl that betrayed by her boyfriend turns into a prostitute. She lives in a house by the port and sells her body to sailors that arrive to the place. The real story behind this movie is the fact that Rosario, the prostitute seems to live a life of guilt where she feels sorry for living such life. It is a story that tries to demonstrate that such profession is not something that anyone may want to follow, it is a picture that shows us her internal contradictory thoughts. The movie has a mix of good scenes and ridiculous ones. It is not a movie that follows the same pattern all the time. Perhaps the best of this movie is the presence of the leading lady, Andrea Palma. The ending is as good as any tragic soap opera that has ever existed.