It was directed by Antonio Moreno and starred Lupita Tovar, based on the novel of the same name by Federico Gamboa.

[2] In 1994, the Mexican magazine Somos published their list of "The 100 best movies of the cinema of Mexico" in its 100th edition and named Santa its 67th choice.

A Mexican girl named Santa (Tovar) is seduced and abandoned by a soldier, Marcelino.

[1] After meeting Santa, the blind piano player Hipólito (Orellana) falls in love with her but is ridiculed by those around him.

After she is rejected by her romantic partner Jarameno (due to the meddling of a suddenly returned Marcelino), Hipólito invites Santa to live with him and they attend church together.