Pasiones infernales explained

Director:	Juan Orol
Starring:	Velda Gonzalez Hector Suarez Esther Sandoval Jaime Ruiz Escobar Luis Antonio Cosme

Pasiones infernales (Infernal Passions), also known as La hija del Sol (The Daughter of the Sun)^[1] is a 1969 Puerto Rican-Mexican film directed by Juan Orol. It stars Velda Gonzalez, Hector Suarez, Esther Sandoval, Jaime Ruiz Escobar and Luis Antonio Cosme, among others.

It is not to be confused with Pasiones tormentosas (1946) by the same director.^[2]

Pasiones infernales is Orol's penultimate film success.^[3] The film contains elements of melodrama.^[4]

Premise

The movie deals with racism in the Latino community. It concentrates on racial differences between groups of whites and Blacks-Mestizo in a Spanish-speaking island.

Notes and References

1. Book: Plazaola, Luis Trelles . Ante el lente extranjero: Puerto Rico visto por cineastas de afuera . 2000 . La Editorial, UPR . 978-0-8477-0398-2 . es.
2. Web site: Segovia . Paula . 2012-12-05 . La vida es peor que una película de Juan Orol - Críticas Sinopsis Comentarios . 2023-09-14 . El Espectador Imaginario . es.
3. Book: García, Joaquín 'Kino' . Historia del Cine Puertorrique¤o . 2014 . Palibrio . 978-1-4633-8732-7 . es.
4. Book: Riera, Emilio García . Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1966-1967 . 1992 . Universidad de Guadalajara . 978-968-895-343-3 . es.