Maria Candelaria (1944)
January 20, 1944
Drama, Romance
1h 42m
![Poster for Maria Candelaria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/whd229FgEBmzxZOGgOWffKOcuRl.jpg)
![Backdrop for Maria Candelaria](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/dNFwkvJ4cF90lCuDVcwx68Jk9EW.jpg)
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 & Crew
- Director
- Emilio Fernández
- María Candelaria Dolores del Río
- Lorenzo Rafael Pedro Armendáriz
- Don Damian Miguel Inclán
- Reporter Beatriz Ramos
- Priest Rafael Icardo
- Judge Salvador Quiroz
- Doctor (uncredited) Arturo Soto Rangel
- Bit Part (uncredited) Irma Torres
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Keywords
- journalist
- prostitute
- robbery
- greed
- artist
- native american
- rural area
- couple
- illness
- malaria