The read
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Critics rate it 19 points higher than audiences do.
43 audience votes
Key crew
- Emilio FernándezDirector
- Emilio FernándezWriter
- Mauricio MagdalenoWriter
- Francisco DomínguezOriginal Music Composer
- Rodolfo HalffterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dolores del RíoMaría Candelaria
- Pedro ArmendárizLorenzo Rafael
- Alberto GalánEl Pintor
- Margarita CortésLupe
- Miguel InclánDon Damian
- Beatriz RamosReporter
- Rafael IcardoPriest
- Julio AhuetJose Alfonso
- Lupe del CastilloBone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)
- Lupe InclánGossip
- Salvador QuirozJudge
- NievesModel