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Maria Candelaria( 1944)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Dolores del Río

      María Candelaria

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      Pedro Armendáriz

      Lorenzo Rafael

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      Alberto Galán

      El Pintor

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      Margarita Cortés

      Lupe

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      Miguel Inclán

      Don Damian

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      Beatriz Ramos

      Reporter

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      Rafael Icardo

      Priest

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      Julio Ahuet

      Jose Alfonso

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      Lupe del Castillo

      Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)

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      Lupe Inclán

      Gossip

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      Salvador Quiroz

      Judge

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      Nieves

      Model

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      Elda Loza

      Model

    14. cast image

      Lupe Garnica

      Model

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      Alfonso Jiménez

      (uncredited)

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      Aurora Ruiz

      Sirvienta del pintor (uncredited)

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      Arturo Soto Rangel

      Doctor (uncredited)

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      Irma Torres

      Bit Part (uncredited)

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      José Torvay

      Policeman (uncredited)

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      David Valle González

      Judge's Secratary (uncredited)

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      Enrique Zambrano

      Medic (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Mar 09 2024
    Talk about the sins of the father... well this time it's the sins of the mother that have earned the eponymous girl (Dolores del Rio) the enmity of her devout and rather hypocritical neighbours. Her troubles have only been exacerbated by her relationship with the dashing "Lorenzo Rafael" (Pedro Armendáriz) which is causing some jealousy too - especially from the vocal and quite obnoxious "Lupe" (Margarita Cortés). As a result of her shunning, "Maria" finds that she owes local grandee "Don Damian" (Miguel Inclán) the enormous sum of 15 pesos (almost a third has been spent on soap!!) and unless s...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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