Maria Candelaria (1944)
María Candelaria (Xochimilco) (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Approved
- 1h 42min
- Romance, Drama
- 11 Sep 1944 (USA)
- Movie
In Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. María Candelaria is segregated for being a prostitute's child and the couple faces the greed of Mr. Damian, the town's shop...
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| Dolores Del Río | ... |
María Candelaria
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| Pedro Armendáriz | ... |
Lorenzo Rafael
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Alberto Galán | ... |
El Pintor
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Margarita Cortés | ... |
Lupe
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| Miguel Inclán | ... |
Don Damian
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Beatriz Ramos | ... |
Reporter
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| Rafael Icardo | ... |
Priest
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Julio Ahuet | ... |
Jose Alfonso
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Lupe del Castillo | ... |
Bone-doctor
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Lupe Inclán | ... |
Gossip
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| Salvador Quiroz | ... |
Judge
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Nieves | ... |
Model
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Elda Loza | ... |
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Lupe Garnica | ... |
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Alfonso Jiménez | ... |
(uncredited)
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Aurora Ruiz | ... |
Sirvienta del pintor (uncredited)
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| Arturo Soto Rangel | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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Irma Torres | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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| José Torvay | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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| David Valle González | ... |
Judge's Secratary (uncredited)
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Enrique Zambrano | ... |
Medic (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Emilio Fernández | ||
Written by
| Emilio Fernández | ... | () |
| Mauricio Magdaleno | ... | () |
Produced by
| Agustín J. Fink | ... | producer |
| Felipe Subervielle | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Francisco Domínguez | ... | (as Francisco Dominguez) |
| Rodolfo Halffter | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Gabriel Figueroa | ||
Editing by
| Jorge Bustos | ||
| Gloria Schoemann | ||
Production Design by
| Jorge Fernández | ||
Costume Design by
| Armando Valdés Peza | ||
Makeup Department
| Ana Guerrero | ... | makeup artist (as Anita Guerrero) |
Production Management
| Armando Espinosa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jaime Contreras | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Frank Wesselhoff | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Howard E. Randall | ... | sound director |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Domingo Carrillo | ... | camera operator |
| Daniel López | ... | lighting chief |
| Samuel Tinoco | ... | still photographer |
Music Department
| Francisco Domínguez | ... | musical director (as Francisco Dominguez) |
| Manuel Esperón | ... | composer: song (as Manuel Esperon) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Matilde Landeta | ... | script supervisor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Clasa Films Mundiales (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (no subtitles)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (dubbed)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release) (English dubbed)
- Triangel Produksjon A/S (1948) (Norway) (theatrical)
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In Xochimilco 1909, María Candelaria and Lorenzo Rafael long for getting married but the odds are against them. María Candelaria is segregated for being a prostitute's child and the couple faces the greed of Mr. Damian, the town's shop owner who secretly desires María. When María falls sick with Malaria, Lorenzo Rafael steals a quinine bottle from Damian's shop, unleashing tragedy for the lovers. Written by Raul Ortega |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | In an interview with journalist Elena Poniatowska, Dolores Del Río remembered how this movie came to be: "Every year, on my birthday, I make a breakfast: a batch of tamales, atole, and champurrado. On that day my friends come and bring me gifts. That year, Emilio Fernández didn't have a cent and, sitting at Kiko's, he thought: 'I can't go to see Lolita emptyhanded.' He spent the afternoon trying to resolve this difficult problem when it occurred to him: 'I am going to gift Lolita a film story!' He spent the entire night writing on paper napkins on a coffee table at Kiko's. The next morning, he came all shy with stack of paper napkins: 'This is your birthday gift!' And at eight in the morning, he put the script of María Candelaria in my hands... The next day, I read María Candelaria to my friends and they all thought it was excellent. The producers besieged Emilio so that he would sell them the script and he replied, 'That story belongs to Lolita. It's not mine. If you want to buy it, buy it from her.'" See more » |
| Goofs | Don Damian (Miguel Inclan) is wearing different suits in the church confrontation scene - one black, the other striped (approximately 45th minute) See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Dolores del Río - Princesa de México (1999). See more » |