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.
Dolores del Río
as María Candelaria
Pedro Armendáriz
as Lorenzo Rafael
Alberto Galán
as El Pintor
Margarita Cortés
as Lupe
Miguel Inclán
as Don Damian
Beatriz Ramos
as Reporter
Rafael Icardo
as Priest
Julio Ahuet
as Jose Alfonso
Lupe del Castillo
as Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)
Lupe Inclán
as Gossip
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Talk about the sins of the father... well this time it's the sins of the mother that have earned the eponymous girl (Dolores del Rio) the enmity of her devout and rather hypocritical neighbours. Her troubles have only been exacerbated by her relationship with the dashing "Lorenzo Rafael" (Pedro Arme...