Maria Candelaria (1944)

In Xochimilco 1909, Maria Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. Maria Candelaria is segregated for being a prostitute's child and the couple faces the greed of Mr. Damian, the town's shop owner who secretly desires Maria. When Maria falls sick with Malaria, Lorenzo Rafael steals a quinine bottle from Damian's shop, unleashing tragedy for the lovers.

Director: Emilio Fernandez
Cast: Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendariz, Alberto Galan, Margarita Cortes, Miguel Inclan, Beatriz Ramos, Rafael Icardo, Julio Ahuet, Lupe del Castillo, Lupe Inclan, Salvador Quiroz, Nieves, Elda Loza, Lupe Garnica, Alfonso Jimenez, Aurora Ruiz, Arturo Soto Rangel, Irma Torres, Jose Torvay, David Valle Gonzalez, Enrique Zambrano

Maria Candelaria (del Rio) bears the burdens of her mother's past. She is ostrasized from her community because her mother was a prostitute. Beset by tragedies, Maria is also burdened by her debt at the local store managed by the sadistic and racist cacique, don Damian (Miguel Inclan). Because her community of resentful and puritanical Indians refuse to allow her to sell the flowers she grows in Xochimilco, Maria and her loyal fiancee, Lorenzo Rafael (Pedro Armendariz), try their luck at a market in a nearby town. There a criollo Painter (Alberto Galan) spots the beautiful Maria and proposes she model for him, a move the protective Lorenzo doesn't tolerate. A spiralling series of tragedies beset the couple, forcing Maria to seek the Painter's intervention, a move that seals her martyred fate.

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Extras:
- text biographies of the 3 principal actors (In Spanish)