La Malquerida
Encyclopedia
La Malquerida is a Mexican
film
from 1949. It was directed by Emilio Fernández
, and starred Dolores del Río
and Pedro Armendáriz
.
) and her daughter, Acacia (Columba Domínguez
). After she is widowed, Raymunda marries Esteban (Pedro Armendáriz
). What Raymunda does not suspect is that a deep passion has arisen between Acacia and Esteban. The misfortune is that the men who approach Acacia have tragic destiny, and they call her "La Malquerida" ("The woman without love").
and Emilio Fernández
(started seven years before with Flor silvestre and continued with Maria Candelaria
, in 1943, Las Abandonadas
(1944) and Bugambilia
(1945)), but catapulted the cinema of México onto the world stage.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
from 1949. It was directed by Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...
, and starred Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río
Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...
and Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
.
Plot summary
In the mess of El Soto live Raymunda (Dolores del RíoDolores del Río
Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...
) and her daughter, Acacia (Columba Domínguez
Columba Domínguez
Columba Domínguez Adalid is a former Mexican actress, one of the icons of the golden era of the Cinema of Mexico.-Biography:...
). After she is widowed, Raymunda marries Esteban (Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz
Pedro Armendáriz was a Mexican actor of the cinema of Mexico and Hollywood.-Early life:Born Pedro Gregorio Armendáriz Hastings in Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico to Pedro Armendáriz García-Conde and Adela Hastings . He was also the cousin of actress Gloria Marín...
). What Raymunda does not suspect is that a deep passion has arisen between Acacia and Esteban. The misfortune is that the men who approach Acacia have tragic destiny, and they call her "La Malquerida" ("The woman without love").
Curiosities
This movie ended the collaboration between Dolores del RíoDolores del Río
Dolores del Río was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood...
and Emilio Fernández
Emilio Fernández
Emilio "El Indio" Fernández was an actor, screenwriter and director of the cinema of Mexico. He is best known for his work as director of the film Maria Candelaria which won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.-Early life:Fernández was born in Mineral del Hondo, Coahuila...
(started seven years before with Flor silvestre and continued with Maria Candelaria
Maria Candelaria
María Candelaria is a 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. It was the first Mexican film to be screened at the Cannes International Film Festival where it won the Grand Prix becoming the first Latin American country to do so...
, in 1943, Las Abandonadas
Las Abandonadas
Las Abandonadas is a Mexican film of 1944, directed by Emilio Fernández and starring by Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.- Curiosities :...
(1944) and Bugambilia
Bugambilia
Bugambilia is a Mexican movie of 1945 directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.- Plot :...
(1945)), but catapulted the cinema of México onto the world stage.