Victims of Sin (#1222)

A treasure of Mexicos cinematic golden age, this deliriously plotted blend of gritty crime film, heart-tugging maternal melodrama, and mambo musical is a dazzling showcase for iconic star Ninn Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as arumberaa female nightclub dancerwho gives up everything to raise an abandoned boy, whom she must protect from his ruthless gangster father. Directed at a dizzying pace by filmmaking titan Emilio Fernndez, and shot in stylish chiaroscuro by renowned cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa amid smoky dance halls and atmospherically seedy underworld haunts,Victims of Sinis a ferociously entertaining female-powered noir pulsing with the intoxicating rhythms of some of Latin Americas most legendary musical stars.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

• New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
• New interview with filmmaker and archivist Viviana Garcia Besn
• New interview with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the work of Gabriel Figueroa
• Archival documentary oncine de rumberas,featuring interviews with actor Ninn Sevilla
• Trailer
• New English subtitle translation
• PLUS: An essay by scholar Jacqueline Avila

  New cover by Lauren Tamaki