The Queen of the Night

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The legendary life of Mexican singer Lucha Reyes is the basis of this fictionalized biography ( or as director Arturo Ripstein puts it "an imaginary biography"). Lucha Reyes was an unconventional, and sexually liberated woman, most famous for her "cancion ranchera" style singing. Her story begins in 1939, where at 33 she still lived at home with her mother, Dona Victora, the madame of a renowned Mexico City whorehouse. Lucha marries the liberal Pedro Calderon and then buys a beggar's daughter. She becomes the mother to this child, Luzma. Lucha craves lasting love like junkies crave heroin. But for her loyal daughter, she never finds it and in the end no one can help her.

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Creators

Arturo Ripstein

director

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Paz Alicia Garciadiego

writer

Cast

Patricia Reyes Spíndola actor Alberto Estrella actor Blanca Guerra actor

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Ana Ofelia Murguía actor Alex Cox actor

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Arturo Alegro actor

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Alejandra Montoya actor Marta Aura actor Roberto Sosa actor Juan Carlos Colombo actor

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Guillermo Gil actor

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Max Kerlow actor

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Socorro Avelar actor Odiseo Bichir actor Verónica Langer actor

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Mara Escalante actor

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Luisa Huertas actor

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Álvaro Carcaño actor Maya Mishalska actor

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Mayra Sérbulo actor