Maria Candelaria

María Candelaria (Xochimilco)

1944·102'

Emilio Fernández

RomanceDrama

★ 7.3

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