Review of Santa

While this version makes several noticeable changes from Federico Gamboa's 1902 novel (most notably, it eliminates the lesbian prostitute, la Gaditana, and transforms the role of Marcelino in a way that significantly affects the degree to which Santa's vicious nature is to blame for her betrayal of her lover, el Jarameño), the script is well written, the film is well acted and it remains a joy to watch. While the silent version is still fun as well, the later version with Ricardo Montalbán is quite awful.