Release, runtime and language

1969 · 89 mins · Spanish

Directed by

Manuel Michel

Starring

Farnesio de Bernal, Héctor Bonilla, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Ofelia Medina, Felipe Ehrenberg, Joaquín Cordero

Written by future Nobel‑prize winner Gabriel García Márquez, the film follows Patsy, a wealthy debutante with a keen appreciation for life and an insatiable curiosity. She becomes infatuated with an older, married man played by Julio Alemán, whose mediocrity and unattainable nature shatter her idealistic outlook, forcing her to confront the harsh realities of love and unhappiness.