María Candelaria (Xochimilco)
Drama, Romance, 1944
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 cast:
Dolores del Río
María Candelaria
Pedro Armendáriz
Lorenzo Rafael
Miguel Inclán
Don Damian
Rafael Icardo
Priest
Salvador Quiroz
Judge
Arturo Soto Rangel
Doctor (uncredited)
Irma Torres
Bit Part (uncredited)
José Torvay
Policeman (uncredited)
