Maria Candelaria
MovieTitle | María Candelaria (Xochimilco) |
User score | 7.2 |
Release date | Jan 20, 1944 |
Genre | Drama, Romance |
Director | Emilio Fernández |
Production country | Mexico |
Production companies | Films Mundiales |
Run time | 102 min. |
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.