| The Naked Woman | |
| Director: | Fernando Méndez |
| Producer: | Luis Manrique Gregorio Walerstein |
| Starring: | Meche Barba Antonio Aguilar Miguel Torruco Carlos López Moctezuma |
| Music: | Sergio Guerrero |
| Cinematography: | Agustín Martínez Solares |
| Editing: | Rafael Ceballos |
| Studio: | Cinematográfica Filmex |
| Distributor: | Clasa-Mohme |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Naked Woman (Spanish: La mujer desnuda) is a 1953 Mexican drama film directed by Fernando Méndez and starring Meche Barba, Antonio Aguilar and Miguel Torruco.[1] It is part of the genre of Rumberas film popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. It was shot at the San Ángel Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jorge Fernández.
A cabaret dancer, daughter of a circus clown, marries a famous singer. When both seem to be happy, a former lover of the young woman returns from her past and blackmails her to not reveal her dark past.
In this film, Meche Barba does not appear naked as the title suggests, but she was painted gold, and then dressed in expensive fur coats in a gruesome story with a melodramatic ending. The film was vetoed by the now defunct League of The Decency.[2] The great photography of Agustín Martínez Solares stands out and gives a touch of Film noir with the singer Antonio Aguilar as a sort of Mexican Victor Mature who gives a tremendous beating to the villain Miguel Torruco.[3]