Sensualidad

Following their success with 'Aventuera' the previous year Alberto Gout again directs Ninon Sevilla in this torrid tale of revenge and the devastation caused by a middle-aged man's passion for a younger woman. In common with other Mexican directors of the time Gout has taken the 'femme fatale' element of the Hollywood film noir and simply 'upped the heat'. The heat in this case is supplied by Senorita Sevilla whose sexual charisma is overwhelming although she plays more to the camera than to her fellow actors. The melodramatic plot at times borders on the comic but is saved by the conviction of the cast notably Fernando Soler as the hapless judge and Andrea Palma, one of her country's most respected artistes, as his long-suffering wife. Rodolfo Acosta plays the same low life as he does in 'Victimas' and 'Salon Mexico'. Sevilla's dance routines which she herself choreographed, offer light relief from the drama and are fascinating in themselves. The film is the essence of 'kitsch' and as such horribly fascinating.