''Black Ermine'' (Spanish:''Armiño negro'') is a 1953 Argentine

romantic film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through d ...

of the classical era of Argentine cinema, directed by

Carlos Hugo Christensen Carlos Hugo Christensen (15 December 1914 in Santiago del Estero – 30 November 1999 in Rio de Janeiro) was an Argentina, Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer, an iconic figure of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classical ...

and starring

Laura Hidalgo Laura Hidalgo (1 May 1927 – 18 November 2005) was an Argentine actress of the classical era of Argentine cinema. Biography Born in Chișinău, Bessarabia as Pesea Faerman Postolow, her family moved in 1931 to Buenos Aires, where she grew up. H ...

and

Roberto Escalada Roberto Escalada born Aldo Roberto Leggero (4 July 1914 – 5 December 1986 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentine actor, an icon of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema, classic era of Argentine cinema. Roberto Escalada began his career working on ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gori Muñoz Gori Muñoz (1906–1978) was a Spanish-born Argentine art director. He worked on many films including ''The Phantom Lady (film), The Phantom Lady'' (1945).Rist & Barnard p.22 Selected filmography * ''The Phantom Lady (film), The Phantom Lady'' (1 ...

. It was made by

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, the country's largest production company. The film is set in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

, and

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took place there.

Synopsis

In the Peruvian capital of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

, an attractive woman maintains a luxurious lifestyle by taking a series of wealthy lovers. When her son returns from school she takes him on a holiday to

Cuzco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous province and department. The city was the capital of the Inca Empire unti ...

to see the site of

Machu Picchu Machu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Eastern Cordillera of southern Peru on a mountain ridge at . Often referred to as the "Lost City of the Incas", it is the most familiar icon of the Inca Empire. It is located in the ...

. While there she meets and falls in love with an Argentine

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, who her son admires greatly. On returning to Lima, she distances herself from her former lovers including a

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who is infatuated by her. But, heavily in debt, she decides to spend a final night with one of her suitors in order to pay off her bills, but with tragic consequences for her relationship with her son.

Cast

*Enrique Abeledo *

Gloria Ferrandiz Gloria Ferrandiz (1893 in Uruguay – 1970) was an Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of ...

Aurelia Ferrer Aurelia Ferrer was an Argentine film actress.Finkielman p.225 She appeared in around forty films, generally in supporting roles. Partial filmography * '' The Newsie and the Lady'' (1938) * '' The Englishman of the Bones'' (1940) * ''Noche de bod ...

*Nicolás Fregues *Ricardo Galache *

*Federico Mansilla *Bernardo Perrone *Néstor Zavarce

External links

* 1953 films 1950s Spanish-language films 1953 romantic drama films Films directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen Films set in Peru Films shot in Peru Argentine romantic drama films Argentine black-and-white films 1950s Argentine films {{1950s-romance-film-stub