1907 Central America: Maria II is the daughter of an Irish terrorist. After her father's death, she meets Maria I, a performer, and decides to stay with the circus, and on her debut as a singer, unintentionally invents the striptease and makes the circus famous. Their inadvertent encounter with a socialist revolutionary lands them leading a revolution against the dictator, the capitalists, and the Church.

• Les Productions Artistes Associés
• Vides Cinematografica
• Brigitte Bardot
• Jeanne Moreau
• Paulette Dubost
• Claudio Brook
• Carlos López Moctezuma
• Poldo Bendandi
• George Hamilton
• Gregor von Rezzori