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In pre-revolutionary Mexico, the eponymous María Candelaria (Dolores del Rio) is an indigenous woman ostracised by the local community because her mother was a prostitute (previously killed by said community in order to absolve the town of shame).
The atmosphere of the swampy, malaria-ridden village with its teeming plenty of flowers and fruits, its bare-footed women and men, its little Catholic church, its gossip and cruel simple life, is...
María Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican romantic film written and directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix (now known as the Palme d'Or ) becoming the first Latin American film to do so. [ 1 ]
I think this film is the top peak in the career of Emilio Fernández, even if he made many other movie classics like Enamorada, Flor Silvestre or La Perla. Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco) is perhaps a Cinema Classic most people have been searching for but never found. And there are English subtitles.
María 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 María. When María falls sick with Malaria, Lorenzo Rafael steals a quinine bottle from Damian's shop, unleashing tragedy for the lovers.
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- Romance, Drama
- Emilio Fernández
- 1944-09-11
Maria Candelaria is among Mexico's most famous and beloved films; it is also first-class entertainment. Check out the exclusive TV Guide movie review and see our movie rating for Maria Candelaria.
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The priest’s false promises and the painter’s betrayal only led to the death of María Candelaria and the grief of Lorenzo Rafael. The indigenous lovers’ trust and dependency on the two men led to their tragic outcome - an honest reflection between the history of the colonizer and the colonized.
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