TMDb Rating
5.7/10
6 verified votes
The Yacht Isabel Arrived This Afternoon (1950)
Drama
96 min
Plot Summary
The captain of a small vessel, regularly sailing between his home island of Margarita Island in the Caribbean and the Venezuelan mainland, has two separate and very different relationships. At home, he is happily married, having named his boat Isabel after his wife. Yet on his visits to the port of La Guaira, he has a passionate affair with Esperanza, a woman working in a seedy cabaret who tries to retain him with hexes and spells. A classic of Latin American cinema, which won Best Cinematography at 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
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DramaCarlos Hugo ChristensenArturo de CórdovaVirginia Luque1950
Director
Carlos Hugo Christensen
Top Cast
Arturo de CórdovaVirginia LuqueJuana SujoNéstor ZavarceJuan Corona
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