StartingwiththeleadingperformancefromthefirstdivainMexicancinematographyaccordingtosomeAndreaPalma,withoutforgettingDomingoSolerwhoalsomakesagreatcontributiontothecastinthisfilm,thenthegreatstrengthoftheplotandthemasterfuldirectionbyArcadyBoytlerAllinallthismoviecannotbeconsideredlessthanexcellentSoyes,maybesomeofthescenesdon'tresultquitethewaytheyshould,butmostofthemdoParticularlythescenefromthecarnivalatthebeginningofthemovieandthelastscenebringyoutothevergeoftearsYesitalsomanyelementsofacatholicmoralRosariolivesinguilt,herwayofpayinghersinsisbymeansofsacrifice,butwehavetoconsiderthemoviewasreleasedin1934andtheMexicansocietyofthetimehadthosevaluesdictatingourlivesand,weatherwetakethisintoconsiderationornot,IthinkthetheplotisreallyreallytoughandthethemeverystrongMaybenowadayswehavemanymovieswithplotsthataretwiceorthriceastough,butIthinkthisisstillagreat,greatmovieandhasnosoapoperacanneverevenremotelycomparewithitAlso,itisoneofthefirstmovieswithrecordedsoundintheMexicanfilmindustry