The young Ramon Salazar, son of a village owner, dreams of becoming a pearl fisherman. His father agrees to let him experience this job. Ramon enters a forbidden cave, den of a giant skate nicknamed the Manta Diablo. He finds an oyster containing a black pearl of unusual size. His father donates it to the Virgin rather than sell it to dishonest traffickers. Shortly after, the flotilla of the village led by Salazar perishes at sea. Ramon must face the Manta Diablo with another fisherman to bring prosperity to the village ..
Unfortunately the movie The Black Pearl is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Saul Swimmer | Director |
| Writing | Scott O'Dell | Novel |
| Writing | Victor Miller | Writer |
| Writing | Tony Recoder | Writer |
| Writing | Rodney Sheldon | Writer |
| Sound | Eumir Deodato | Original Music Composer |
| Production | William Cash | Executive Producer |
| Production | Saul Swimmer | Producer |
| Production | Stan Torchia | Producer |
| Camera | Manuel Berenguer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Robin Lehman | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Howard Lester | Editor |