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Maria Candelaria (1944)

Maria Candelaria (1944)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 1944, January 20
Directors: Emilio Fernández
Countries: Mexico
Production: Films Mundiales, Films Mundiales
Cast: Pedro Armendáriz, José Torvay, Beatriz Ramos, Arturo Soto Rangel, Miguel Inclán, Dolores del Río, Julio Ahuet, Lupe Garnica, Irma Torres, Alberto Galán, Margarita Cortés, Enrique Zambrano

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

robbery journalist native american couple illness rural area prostitute artist greed malaria