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María Candelaria is a 1944 Mexican film 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. María Candelaria would later win a Silver Ariel award for Best Cinematography.
The film came to be regarded as one of Fernández's best works, in which he portrays the indigenous people of Mexico with innocence and dignity. Fernández has said that he wrote an original version of the plot on 13 napkins while sitting in a restaurant. He was anxious because he was dating Dolores del Río and could not afford to buy her a birthday present. The film was originally titled Xochimilco and the protagonist was named María del Refugio.
Major themes in the film include melodrama, indigenousness, nationalism, and the beauty of Mexico. María Candelaria is one of Mexico's most beloved films of all time, and it was ranked thirty-seventh among the top 100 films of Mexican cinema.
Original Release
01/20/1944
US Release
09/11/1944
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dolores Del Rio | María Candelaria |
Pedro Armendariz | Lorenzo Rafael |
Alberto Galán | El Pintor |
Margarita Cortés | Lupe |
Miguel Inclán | Don Damian |
Beatriz Ramos | Reporter |
Rafael Icardo | Priest |
Julio Ahuet | Jose Alfonso |
Lupe del Castillo | Bone-doctor / Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo) |
Lupe Inclán | Gossip |
Directors
Writers
Emilio Fernandez, Mauricio Magdaleno
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dolores Del Rio | María Candelaria |
Pedro Armendariz | Lorenzo Rafael |
Alberto Galán | El Pintor |
Margarita Cortés | Lupe |
Miguel Inclán | Don Damian |
Beatriz Ramos | Reporter |
Rafael Icardo | Priest |
Julio Ahuet | Jose Alfonso |
Lupe del Castillo | Bone-doctor / Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo) |
Lupe Inclán | Gossip |
Salvador Quiroz | Judge |
Nieves | Model |
Elda Loza | Model |
Lupe Garnica | Model |
Aurora Ruiz | Sirvienta del pintor |
Arturo Soto Rangel | Doctor |
Irma Torres | Bit Part |
José Torvay | Policeman |
David Valle González | Judge's Secratary |
Enrique Zambrano | Medic |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Agustín J. Fink | Producer |
Felipe Subervielle | Producer |