Maria Candelaria

María Candelaria (Xochimilco)

1944·102'

Emilio Fernández

DramaRomance

Spanish

Letterboxd TMDB #60225

A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.

Cast

Dolores del Río María Candelaria Pedro Armendáriz Lorenzo Rafael

Alberto Galán El Pintor

Margarita Cortés Lupe Miguel Inclán Don Damian Beatriz Ramos Reporter Rafael Icardo Priest Julio Ahuet Jose Alfonso

Lupe del Castillo Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)

Lupe Inclán Gossip Salvador Quiroz Judge

Nieves Model