The Pearl
Sep 12 1947
•1h 26m
•Drama, Adventure
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
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Pedro Armendáriz
Quino
María Elena Marqués
Juana
Fernando Wagner
Gilberto González
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