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

Cast

Dolores del Río

María Candelaria

Pedro Armendáriz

Lorenzo Rafael

Miguel Inclán

Don Damian

Beatriz Ramos

Reporter

Rafael Icardo

Priest

Julio Ahuet

Jose Alfonso

Salvador Quiroz

Judge

Alfonso Jiménez

(uncredited)

Arturo Soto Rangel

Doctor (uncredited)

Irma Torres

Bit Part (uncredited)

José Torvay

Policeman (uncredited)

David Valle González

Judge's Secratary (uncredited)