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Cruel destino (1944)

Cruel destino poster
Directed by
Juan Orol
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Mexican musical drama from 1944. It follows a love story involving a woman who performs dance and song. The plot is about romantic conflict and personal tragedy.

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What happens

Cruel Destiny (Spanish: Cruel destino) is a 1944 Mexican musical drama film directed by Juan Orol and starring María Antonieta Pons, Juan José Martínez Casado and Florencio Castelló. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. It is part of the tradition of Rumberas films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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