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La escondida/The Hidden One
MEXICO · 1956

La escondida/The Hidden One

Roberto Gavaldón
Mexican Revolution social mobility forbidden love courtesans and sex work class conflict
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Synopsis

Amid the Mexican Revolution, a woman rises from the depths of poverty and becomes a courtesan who is much-sought-after by high-society men, but she cannot forget her love for a rebel leader.

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