""The story of a country girl, deceived by a handsome cavalry officer, driven into a questionable life that gives her a brief taste of luxury, then tobogganing to a degradation that ends in death"--Variety review, May 31, 1932."
"Premier film sonore mexicain, "Santa" est réalisé en 1932 par Antonio Moreno à partir d'une histoire de Federico Gamboa, inspirée de "Nana" d'Emile Zola. Il utilise un procédé inventé par les frères Rodríguez Ruelas. L'époque de 1935 à 1958 est considérée comme l'âge d'or du cinéma mexicain."
""Santa es una humilde muchacha que vive feliz con su familia en el pequeño poblado de Chimalistac hasta que el militar Marcelino la seduce y la abandona. A partir de esta situación, la joven sufrirá la pena de ser expulsada de su hogar y condenada a la prostitución"--Películas del Cine Méxicano at http://cinemexicano. mty. itesm. mx/peliculas/santa. html."
"Santa (Tovar) is a beautiful and very humble young girl living in Chimalistac, a small and quiet spot south of Mexico City. After Santa is cheated by arrogant soldier Marcelino (Reed), she's rejected by her family and friends and expelled from Chimalistac. Santa finds shelter in a whorehouse and becomes a cynical and bitter woman, mistreated by bullfighter Jarameño (Casado) and silently loved by blind pianist Hipolito (Orellana)."
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