The popularity of Mexican movies during the 1940s and 1950s in the Americas was second only to Hollywood s. The Golden Age of Mexican Cinema will always be remembered for its dynamic genres, charismatic stars, and innovative directors. These two films represent
two of the era s biggest box office sensations.

Aventurera is a famous example of a cabareteras, a curious film noir and musical
hybrid wildly popular in Mexico in the 1940s and 1950s. Starring the immortal Ninon Sevilla, this passionate melodrama follows the rise and fall of a popular nightclub star with a dark past.

Woman of the Port stars the sensual Lina Boytler as Rosario. After the horrible death of her father, and the betrayal of her fianc , Rosario is cast adrift in Vera Cruz. She becomes a prostitute, living above a cabaret where she picks up her clients. One night a sailor saves her from the brutal hands of a violent drunk. The lonely sailor and the lost girl are drawn to each other for reasons that become all too clear as the mysteryunfolds.

DVD Features:
2-Disc Set
Region [unknown]
Keep Case
Audio:
Dolby Digital - Spanish
Subtitles - English
Disc 1: Aventurera
Feature - Aventurera
Disc 2: The Woman Of The Port - La
Mujer Del Puerto
Feature - The Woman Of The Port - La
Mujer Del Puerto