The Adventuress (15)

Ninón Sevilla stars as Elena, an upper middle-class young woman whose life is sensationally turned upside down. A victim of circumstances, Elena descends into a nightlife of extravagant dances, forced exploitation and prostitution under control of the brothel madam. The drama includes surrealist shows, lies, betrayal and offers a critique of the dynamics of social class, power and double morality. Aventurera was director Alberto Gout’s fourteenth feature film, commissioned by production company Cinematográfica Calderón as a vehicle to bring Sevilla to super-stardom. Music plays an instrumental role in the narrative with Pedro Vargas singing the Aventurera song written by popular Agustín Lara.