José Arroyo talks to Lorena Pino about the programme of Ninón Sevilla films playing at the Watershed in Bristol as part of the Cinema Rediscovered Programme, and which includes two UK Premieres — Carita de Cielo (José Diáz Morales, Mexico, 1947) and Aventurera (Alberto Gout, Mexico, 1950) — as well as the 4K restoration of an acknowledged if still too little-seen masterpiece, Victimas del Pecado (Emilio Fernández, Mexico, 1951). Gabriel Figueroa, the great cinematographer who worked with Buñuel and John Ford, is responsible for the great film’s astonishing look.

I have so far only seen the great Victimas del Pecado. If you haven’t yet seen this great transgressive clip, one of the great delirious moments of melodrama in the history of world cinema, simultaneously masochistic and subversive, do. I’ve conveniently provided it for you here, with sub-titles. It was a pleasure to talk to Lorena and find out about the other two films, both UK premieres.

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Lorena Pino

‘Cabaretera Subtexts,’ the  great videa essay by Dolores Tierney and Catherine Grant, made as part of the “Classical Mexican Cinema: Directors, Stars and Films” lecture given by Dr. Dolores Tierney (University of Sussex) to launch the Salón México season at the British Film Institute on July 4, 2019, may be seen below:

The Victimas del Pecado 4k Restoration Trailer may be seen below:

The programme of films is playing at Watershed Bristol July 25th as part of the Cinema Rediscovered Programme.

José Arroyo