La malquerida

Sep 16, 1949

1h 26m

★ 7.0

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cabrera Films

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Cast

Raimunda

Dolores del Río

Esteban

Pedro Armendáriz

Acacia

Columba Domínguez

Faustino

Roberto Cañedo

El Rubio

Gilberto González

Dona Mercedes

Mimí Derba

Don Eusebio

Julio Villarreal

Juliana

Enriqueta Reza

Norberto

Carlos Riquelme

Pastor

Eduardo Arozamena

Accordionist

Manuel Dondé

Barmann

Luis Aceves Castañeda

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