- Maria Candelaria
Infobox Film
name = Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco)
director =Emilio Fernández
producer = Agustin J. Fink
writer = Emilio Fernández
starring =Dolores del Rio Pedro Armendáriz Alberto Galán Miguel Inclán Julio Ahuet
music = Francisco Dominguez
cinematography =Gabriel Figueroa
editing = Jorge Bustos
distributor = Films Mundiales
released =
runtime = 76 minutes
country =México
language = Spanish
budget =
amg_id =
imdb_id = 0037054Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco ), is a 1943 Mexican film directed byEmilio Fernandez and starringDolores del Rio andPedro Armendariz . It was the first Mexican film to be screened at theCannes International Film Festival where it won thePalme d'or .Gabriel Figueroa won a Silver Ariel award for Best Cinematography.Plot
A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked indian woman that has in his study.The artist tells the history of Maria Candelaria (
Dolores del Rio ) an Indian young woman who was rejected by his own people for being a daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by the young Indian man Lorenzo Rafael (Pedro Armendariz ), who has fallen in love with the young girl.Awards
* Winner of the
Palme d'or -Cannes International Film Festival 1943
* Winner of the Mexican Silver Ariel for Best Cinematography -Gabriel Figueroa External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037054/ Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco)] on
Internet Movie Database
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