Verbena trágica (1939)

Cantabrias second independent production was very successful in the cinemas of LAs Mexican neighborhoods although the narrative actually takes place in Spanish Harlem in New York City On the eve of Columbus Day celebrations the boxer Mateo returns home from a stint in prison and realizes that his wife is pregnant and he cant be the father His wife Blanca has in fact been having a secret affair with her sister Lolas fiancé Claudio Mateo confronts his wife but she refuses to name the father leading to tragic results