Ninon Sevilla Movies

Cry of the Bewitched is the English-language title for the Mexican melodrama Yambao. Yambao (Ninon Sevilla) arrives on a plantation just as a plague hits the nearby villagers and homesteaders. Since Yambao is a stranger, she is held responsible for the spell of pestilence. The plantation owner thinks differently; in fact, he falls in love with the girl, despite the fact that his wife is still around and about. As was typical of Mexican psychological horror films of the 1950s, the supernatural aspects of Cry of the Bewitched are treated in a straight-faced, matter-of-fact fashion. This film is also known as Young and Evil and Priestess of Passion. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

One of the least-known films of Mexican director Emilio Fernandez, Quartier Interdit was given a limited U.S. release as Hell's Kitchen. As in most of Fernandez's efforts, the characters are entrapped in the tentacles of Cruel Fate. The central character is an infant, born out of wedlock to the victimized lover of the brutish Don Rodolfo (Tito Junco). The abandoned baby is unofficially adopted by cabaret dancer Isaura (Ninon Sevilla), who resorts to prostitution to buy food for the child. Ultimately, Isaura crosses the path of the no-good Don Rodolfo, with disastrous results for them both. Quartier Interdit represents another successful collaboration between Emilio Fernandez and cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When a sensual cabaret dancer (Ninón Sevilla) falls for a handsome bullfighter, the woman's troubled past soon comes back to haunt her in this classic Mexican melodrama from director Fernando Rivera. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

From Mexican director Alberto Gout comes this classic 1949 cabaretera, a style of film native to Latin American that mixes elements of many genres. The picture stars Ninon Sevilla as a beautiful young woman who unwittingly falls into a lurid life of prostitution and nightclub dancing. Before long though, she decides enough is enough and attempts to claw her way out of the seedy underbelly.Aventurera was released in the United States as The Adventuress. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide