Drama ·Romance · Mexico · 1944 · 1h 42m

Maria Candelaria

María Candelaria (Xochimilco)

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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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