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SPANISH: Unos forasteros llegan a pescar a Janitzio, donde Zirahuén, indígena con derecho exclusivo, mata a uno en una pelea. Manuel, un especulador, ignora las advertencias de don Pablo y abusa de los lugareños, imponiendo precios injustos. Al reclamar, Zirahuén es encarcelado, y Manuel ofrece liberarlo si Eréndira, su novia, pasa unos días con él. Tras salir, Zirahuén descubre la verdad, mata a Manuel y perdona a Eréndira. Sin embargo, Tacha, celosa, incita al pueblo, que mata a Eréndira a pedradas según la tradición. Zirahuén se hunde en el lago junto a su cuerpo. Eng: Some outsiders come to fish at Janitzio, where Zirahuén, an indigenous man with exclusive rights, kills one of them in a fight. Manuel, a speculator, ignores Don Pablo's warnings and exploits the locals, imposing unfair prices. When he complains, Zirahuén is imprisoned, and Manuel offers to release him if Eréndira, his girlfriend, spends a few days with him. After getting out, Zirahuén discovers the truth, kills Manuel, and forgives Eréndira. However, Tacha, jealous, incites the village, which stones Eréndira to death according to tradition. Zirahuén sinks into the lake alongside her body. Cast & Crew Actors: Emilio Fernández María Teresa Orozco Gilberto González Felipe de Flores Max Langler Adela Valdés Director: Carlos Navarro

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A treasure of Mexico’s 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 Ninón Sevilla. She brings fierce charisma and fiery strength to her role as a rumbera—a female nightclub dancer—who 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 Fernández, and shot in stylish chiaroscuro by renowned cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa amid smoky dance halls and atmospherically seedy underworld haunts, Victims of Sin is a ferociously entertaining female-powered noir pulsing with the intoxicating rhythms of some of Latin America’s 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 Besné New interview with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto on the work of Gabriel Figueroa Archival documentary on cine de rumberas, featuring interviews with actor Ninón Sevilla Trailer New English subtitle translation PLUS: An essay by scholar Jacqueline Avila