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El diario íntimo de una cabaretera

1989 · 97 min Crime Drama Romance
6.9 / 10 · TMDB

Martha is a single woman who becomes pregnant and commits suicide after giving birth to a pair of twins, Jessica and Angelica, who are adopted separately. Years later, Angelica becomes a lawyer working for the mafia. Jessica, who was adopted by a prostitute, has become a criminal and is now arrested for the murder of her husband. In prison she tries to be friends with the director without success and she has to pay her sentence.

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Year 1989
Country Mexico
Genre Crime, Drama, Romance
Director Gilberto Martínez Solares
Runtime 97 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.9/10 (54 votes)

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The director constructs a bleak saga on the contrasting fates of twin sisters, exploring themes of destiny versus environment. It relies on the conventions of Mexican melodrama to paint a grim picture of societal determinism.

What lingers after the credits is a sense of crushing inevitability, where redemption is met with systemic indifference. A bitter tale of parallel lives gone astray. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Gilberto Martínez Solares

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