After MACARIO, Gavaldón re-teamed with Figueroa and his leading actors for this subtle melodrama about a naïve country girl who finds work in the big city. When her new life brings her heartache, she fabricates a better one in order to stave off gossip. The ambiguity between madness and sanity captured by Pellicer’s moving performance is enhanced by Figueroa’s exquisitely lit interiors and fascinating location shots on the streets and rooftops of Mexico City.