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.
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Ninón Sevilla
Caridad / María
Known for
Deceptions
Rosalinda
Pedro Armendáriz
Martín
Known for
From Russia with Love
3 Godfathers
René Cardona
Guevara
Known for
The Brainiac
Ricardo Román
Mateo
Also in
El pecado de ser mujer
Cry of the Bewitched
Fanny Schiller
Doña Rosario
Known for
The Black Scorpion
Jorge Mondragón
Esposo de Rosario
Known for
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy
The Atomic Fireman
Lolita Santacruz
Estela
Also in
Música, espuelas y amor
La culpa de los hombres
José Muñoz
Manuel
Known for
The Brute
The Black Sheep
Digna Sevilla
Caridad niña
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Ramón Valdés
Marinero (uncredited)
Known for
El Chavo del Ocho
El Chapulín Colorado
Gilberto Martínez Solares Director · Ulyses Petit de Murat Writer Roberto Olivencia Márquez Writer
First release July 16, 1954 · Produced in Mexico
Production
Mexico
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Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · July 16, 1954
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No release date listed for United States.
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