Vainilla, bronce y morir (Una mujer más)

Considered the "golden age" for Mexican cinema this is a classic film that shares the spotlight with titles like "Nosotros Los Pobres" and "La Mentira".

The story takes place during the 1950's and focuses, through a romantic perspective, between the upper and lower class in Mexico City. Laura (Elsa Aguirre) is a wealthy and prestigious heiress who falls in love with a poor but humble painter Ricardo (Ignacio Lopez Tarso). Happiness seems to have found it's place but Laura's father soon brings it to a halt after he forces her to marry someone else, someone she does not love. The journey then takes us into Laura's life as it takes a turn for the worst as things begin to unravel for her.

An excellent movie that deals with sacrifices, the loss of loved ones, betrayal and deception all discovered too late, and the consequences unjustly brought by greed and ignorance.

When social and economic status are more important than love, people can be led to become miserable. It was, and still is common in Mexico, that some families prefer for their heirs to marry someone that the parents think is a better choice, due to their social compatibility. Some more liberal thinkers believe that love is the force that can move mountains. This movie shows us different aspects of the human behavior: Love and hate. innocence and revenge, good and evil. The development of the story takes us through pretty much anticipated scenarios. The ending is really a very strong scene where principles play a major role in the decisions to be taken. In summary the story is good and allows you to think what if things would had been different.