When a robbery goes wrong, the thief takes a singer as hostage, they fall in love and try to rebuild their lives, but tragedy surges in the most unexpected way.

Young woman's fiance unexpectedly falls in love with her mom, and ends up arranging the young woman's death.

A magician suspected of having killed a colleague is arrested by the police, but his assistant helps him escape.

En el Guanajuato de mediados del siglo diecinueve, la belleza y simpatía de la joven heredera Amalia conquistan al humilde capataz Ricardo con resultados funestos. Impedido para consumar su amor, Ricardo se va de Guanajuato adonde vuelve tiempo después convertido en el rico dueño de una mina. A su regreso, el destino le tiene preparado un trágico reencuentro con Amalia.

Aurelio vuelve a su pueblo tras cumplir una condena por vengar la violación de su amada Paloma a manos de Julio González. Al llegar se entera de que su madre ha muerto y que Paloma vive exiliada del pueblo con su hijo, fruto de la violación. Aurelio busca casarse con Paloma y olvidar el pasado, pero el malvado Julio y su hermano Ramiro no están dispuestos a dejarlos en paz.

1946 film by Fernando de Fuentes

A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico.

Army Lieutenant Halliday, accused of stealing the Army payroll, pursues the real thief on a frantic chase through Mexico aided by the thief's ex-girlfriend and is in turn being chased by his accuser, Capt. Blake.