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Maria Candelaria

7.3(43)19441h 42m1

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.

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

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  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical11 Sept 1944
    • PremiereRiverRun International Film Festival17 Apr 2010
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival1 Sept 1946
    • Theatrical21 Mar 1947
  • MexicoMX

    • TheatricalA20 Jan 1944
  • RomaniaRO

    • Theatricalcinema „I.C.Frimu”, „Magheru”, „Flacăra”11 Feb 1963
  • RussiaSU

    • TheatricalRostov-on-Don3 Apr 1956
    • TheatricalMoscow16 Apr 1956

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Maria Candelaria was released on 20 January 1944.

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    CinemaSerf

    3/9/2024

    7/10

    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…

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