Acting
Ana María Mérida Gálvez was a Mexican ballet dancer, actress and choreographer born in Mexico City in 1922 and died in the same city in 1991. She was the daughter of the Guatemalan naturalized Mexican painter and muralist Carlos Mérida.
A plague is spreading through 16th century Mexico, and the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church is rooting out Jews, for they are believed to be its cause. At his father's funeral, a monk observes his family practicing Jewish burial rite, and he reports them, leading to devastating consequences for the whole family.
Marucha (Sarita Montiel) has had a shattered face since childhood, but she has a beautiful figure and covers half of her face with her hair. She is a singer and performs in neighborhood theaters. Marucha and Ramon are professionals in crime.
A writer forms a triangle with a schoolmarm and a Mexican general on the run.
