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.
Genres:
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
Salvador Quiroz as Judge
Nieves as Model
Elda Loza as Model
Lupe Garnica as Model
Alfonso Jiménez as (uncredited)
Aurora Ruiz as Sirvienta del pintor (uncredited)
Arturo Soto Rangel as Doctor (uncredited)
Irma Torres as Bit Part (uncredited)
José Torvay as Policeman (uncredited)
David Valle González as Judge's Secratary (uncredited)
Enrique Zambrano as Medic (uncredited)
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