The Queen of the Night (1994)
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.
Cast
Lucha Reyes
Pedro Calderón
Gato Linares
Serge
Pulque Saleswoman
Bernal
Marga
Angelina
Beggar
Magdaleno
Mujer
La Jaira
Policía
Doña Victoria
Klaus Eder
Oñate
Luzma
Balmori
Gimeno
Araujo
Crew
Director
Sound
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Writer
Editor
Cinematography
Cinematography
Camera Operator
Art Designer
Art Designer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Makeup Artist
Hair Designer