La malquerida (1949)
Overview
Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 2.554 |
Directed By
Emilio Fernández
Crew
Antonio Guerrero Tello
Galdino R. Samperio
Gabriel Figueroa
Emilio Fernández
Antonio Díaz Conde
Gloria Schoemann
Emilio Fernández
Felipe Subervielle
Francisco Cabrera
Ignacio Romero
Manuel Parra
José B. Carles
Mauricio Magdaleno
Manuel Fontanals
Ana Guerrero
Jacinto Benavente
Jaime Contreras
TOP CAST
Dolores del Río
Raimunda
Pedro Armendáriz
Esteban
Columba Domínguez
Acacia
Roberto Cañedo
Faustino
Gilberto González
El Rubio
Mimí Derba
Dona Mercedes
Julio Villarreal
Don Eusebio
Enriqueta Reza
Juliana
Carlos Riquelme
Norberto
Eduardo Arozamena
Pastor
Manuel Dondé
Accordionist
Luis Aceves Castañeda
Barmann
Rogelio Fernández
Hijo de Eusebio (uncredited)
Agustín Fernández
Hombre en cantina (uncredited)
Jaime Fernández
Marcial (uncredited)
Rodolfo Acosta
(uncredited)
Fernando Casanova
(uncredited)
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