La selva de fuego

La selva de fuego is a 1945 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Fernando de Fuentes and starring Dolores del Río.

Plot summary

The movie develops into the Jungle of Chiapas in Mexico. A beautiful woman named Estrella is lost in a savage zone of the jungle. She is found by a group of men who are being held into the jungle as social outcasts. Their leader, Luciano is a man of integrity, but with an inexplicable hatred toward women. The presence of a sensual woman among several alone men causes chaos that only Luciano can save.

Curiosities

According to María Félix in her autobiography, cause of this movie, she and Dolores del Río mistook their paths for only time. The film was written by Félix, but the messenger sent by mistake the film for Dolores. María finished filming the movie Vértigo.