Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
Fisherman Quino and his wife Juana are very poor and desperate because the town's foreign doctor refuses to treat their son Coyotito, who has been bitten by a scorpion. When Quino unexpectedly finds a magnificent pearl in the sea, Juana senses that the discovery will only bring them misfortune and tries to convince her husband to return it to the sea.
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- Emilio FernándezDirector
- Emilio FernándezScreenplay
- Jack WagnerScreenplay
- John SteinbeckScreenplay
- John SteinbeckNovel
- Gabriel FigueroaDirector of Photography
- Antonio Díaz CondeOriginal Music Composer
- Gloria SchoemannEditor
- Óscar DancigersProducer
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