No art
The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Emilio FernándezDirector
- Emilio FernándezScreenplay
- Mauricio MagdalenoScreenplay
Cast
- Dolores del RíoRaimunda
- Pedro ArmendárizEsteban
- Columba DomínguezAcacia
- Roberto CañedoFaustino
- Gilberto GonzálezEl Rubio
- Mimí DerbaDona Mercedes
- Julio VillarrealDon Eusebio
- Enriqueta RezaJuliana
- Carlos RiquelmeNorberto
- Eduardo ArozamenaPastor
- Manuel DondéAccordionist
- Luis Aceves CastañedaBarmann
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Themes
jealousymexicoparent child relationshipwidowranchstepdaughterlovemurderhusband