Mulata

Story

Synopsis

In the port of Havana, two biracial children, Mateo (Ricardo Román) and Caridad (Ninón Sevilla) grow up together. She is the daughter of a white man who died in a shipwreck and of a black laundress of African origin. Over the years, Mateo falls for Caridad, but she doesn't love him back because she has fallen for a Mexican captain, Martin (Pedro Armendáriz), who she happened to meet at the port. The captain also fell in love with Caridad and proposes that they live together and she accepts. Caridad works in a cabaret in the port and the owner, Guevara (René Cardona), feels an attraction for the girl, and in a moment of jealousy, tries to kill Martin. Martin falls into financial trouble and has to mortgage his boat to Guevara. When Martin returns to Veracruz, Mexico, Guevara feels that he's the new owner of Caridad.

Director

Gilberto Martínez Solares

Writers

Ulyses Petit de Murat, Gilberto Martínez Solares, Roberto Olivencia Márquez

Language

Spanish; Castilian

Country

Mexico

Release date

16 July 1954

Ensemble

Cast

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  Ninón Sevilla

  Caridad / María

• 

  Pedro Armendáriz

  Martín

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  René Cardona

  Guevara

• Ricardo Román

  Mateo

• 

  Fanny Schiller

  Doña Rosario

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  Jorge Mondragón

  Esposo de Rosario

• Lolita Santacruz

  Estela

• 

  José Muñoz

  Manuel

• Digna Sevilla

  Caridad niña

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  Ramón Valdés

  Marinero (uncredited)