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The Queen of the Night
The Queen of the Night

The Queen of the Night

4.7/10
September 7, 1994
117 minutes
Arturo Ripstein
Drama Romance

Overview

The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary biography"). Lucha Reyes was an unconventional, and sexually liberated woman, most famous for her "cancion ranchera" style singing. Her story begins in 1939, where at 33 she still lived at home with her mother, Dona Victora, the madame of a renowned Mexico City whorehouse. Lucha marries the liberal Pedro Calderon and then buys a beggar's daughter. She becomes the mother to this child, Luzma. Lucha craves lasting love like junkies crave heroin. But for her loyal daughter, she never finds it and in the end no one can help her.

Movie Details

Release Date

September 7, 1994

Runtime

117 minutes

Director

Arturo Ripstein

Rating

4.7/10

Production Companies

Ultra Films Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía Entertainment Artists El Tenampa Filmworks Les Films du Nopal

Trailer

La reina de la noche Arturo Ripstein 1994

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