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Back in the 1960's Mexico, it was still very common to differentiate between races and to not accept interracial marriages. Several pictures were made with this theme, being the most famous"El derecho de nacer" (the right to be born) which had a great success throughout Latin America. It is always the story of someone that unknowingly, because his skin is light, has a black parent. It is a story of sacrifice by such black parent that prefers that their son never knows of their existence. It is a story of acceptance by the white's counterpart family that these marriages are not possible, because society would reject them. This one has a special added circumstance that makes the situation even more dramatic. Good movie to watch not so much because of its technical merits, but to make you think in how society felt about these issues. Another plus is to watch beautiful Rosita Arenas in her prime.