Maria Candelaria

Overview

Cast & Crew

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The Plot

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.

Run Time

1h 42m

Genre

Drama, Romance

Release Date

20 Jan 1944

Country

Mexico

Language

Spanish

Director & Producers

Emilio Fernández
Director Agustín J. Fink
Producer

Top Billed 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

Technical Team

Mauricio Magdaleno
Writer

Emilio Fernández
Writer Francisco Domínguez
Original Music Composer Rodolfo Halffter
Original Music Composer Jorge Busto
Editor

Gabriel Figueroa
Director of Photography

Gloria Schoemann
Editor Howard E. Randall
Sound Director Domingo Carrillo
Camera Operator

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