Steinbeck's most talked-about story!
Original title
La perla
Released
9/12/1947
Origin country
MX
Genre
Adventure, Drama
Production companies
RKO Radio Pictures, Águila Films
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Runtime
1hr 26min
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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