María Candelaria

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María Candelaria is a landmark 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández, celebrated for its portrayal of indigenous life and for cementing Dolores del Río’s status as an icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

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instanceOf film
awardReceived Best Cinematography award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
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characterOccupation chinampa farmer
cinematography Gabriel Figueroa NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Mexico
director Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED
distributedIn France NERFINISHED
Mexico NERFINISHED
distributor Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED
editingBy Gloria Schoemann NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Xochimilco canals NERFINISHED
genre drama film
romantic drama film
hasTheme collective violence
prejudice
tragic love
languageSubtitles English (for international releases)
leadActor Dolores del Río NERFINISHED
Pedro Armendáriz NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Lorenzo Rafael NERFINISHED
María Candelaria NERFINISHED
musicBy Rodolfo Halffter NERFINISHED
notableFor cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa
international recognition of Mexican cinema
performance of Dolores del Río
portrayal of indigenous life
originalLanguage Spanish
partOf Golden Age of Mexican cinema NERFINISHED
portrays discrimination against indigenous people
indigenous life in Mexico
social marginalization
producer Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED
productionCompany Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1943-04-01
releaseYear 1943
runningTime 102 minutes
screenedAt 1946 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED
screenwriter Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED
Mauricio Magdaleno NERFINISHED
setIn Mexico City NERFINISHED
Xochimilco NERFINISHED
starring Andrés Soler NERFINISHED
Dolores del Río NERFINISHED
Margarita Cortés NERFINISHED
Miguel Inclán NERFINISHED
Pedro Armendáriz NERFINISHED

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Dolores del Río notableWork María Candelaria
Mexican cinema notableFilm María Candelaria
Emilio Fernández notableWork María Candelaria