Maria Candelaria
María Candelaria (Xochimilco)
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.
Emilio Fernández Director Gabriel Figueroa Director of Photography Jorge Busto Editor Gloria Schoemann Editor Francisco Domínguez Original Music Composer Rodolfo Halffter Original Music Composer Emilio Fernández Writer Mauricio Magdaleno Writer Agustín J. Fink Producer Armando Valdés Peza Costume Design
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