Cinnamon Skin (1953)
1h 22m
Running Time
August 5, 1953Release Date
Plot.
Marucha (Sarita Montiel) has had a shattered face since childhood, but she has a beautiful figure and covers half of her face with her hair. She is a singer and performs in neighborhood theaters. Marucha and Ramon are professionals in crime.
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Cast & Crew.
Sara Montiel
Marucha
Manolo Fábregas
Dr. Carlos Alonso
Ramón Gay
Julio Chávez
Felipe de Alba
Dr. Jorge Morales
Juan José Ortega
Director
Julio Alejandro
Writer
Mane Sierra
Writer
Gonzalo Curiel
Composer
Details.
Release DateAugust 5, 1953
Original NamePiel canela
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Genres
Wiki.
Cinnamon Skin (Spanish: Piel canela) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Juan José Ortega and starring Sara Montiel, Manolo Fábregas and Ramón Gay. It was set and partly filmed in Cuba.
In Havana, gangster moll and singer Marucha, who has had a disfigured face since childhood, is helped by a plastic surgeon who falls madly in love with her. The doctor hopes to reform her and turn her into a good woman by transforming her face through surgeries. However Marucha, with her new beautiful face, has other plans and becomes a night club entertainer and a highly paid prostitute.