Maria Candelaria

Maria Candelaria

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 21, 1944

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.

Maria Candelaria

102 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 21, 1944

Maria Candelaria
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Films Mundiales
Original title Xochimilco
Directors Matilde Landeta, Jaime Contreras, Emilio Fernández
Writers Mauricio Magdaleno, Emilio Fernández

Cast

Dolores del Río

as María Candelaria

Pedro Armendáriz

as Lorenzo Rafael

Alberto Galán

as El Pintor

Miguel Inclán

as Don Damian

Beatriz Ramos

as Reporter

Rafael Icardo

as Priest

Julio Ahuet

as Jose Alfonso

Lupe del Castillo

as Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)

Lupe Inclán

as Gossip

Salvador Quiroz

as Judge

Nieves

as Model

Elda Loza

as Model

Lupe Garnica

as Model

Alfonso Jiménez

as (uncredited)

Aurora Ruiz

as Sirvienta del pintor (uncredited)

Arturo Soto Rangel

as Doctor (uncredited)

Irma Torres

as Bit Part (uncredited)

José Torvay

as Policeman (uncredited)

David Valle González

as Judge's Secratary (uncredited)

Enrique Zambrano

as Medic (uncredited)