Ambition, criminal passions and the inevitability of destiny are the driving forces of this brilliantly stylish film, in which a low-level hustler – an astrologer and mentalist – becomes tragically entangled in the web of a femme fatale.
Gavaldón, inspired by a story from author and screenwriter Luis Spota, ventures into the chiaroscuro of film noir within a Mexican context, framed by the elaborate set design of Francisco Marco Chillet.