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Maria Candelaria (Xochimilco) 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. Gabriel Figueroa won a Silver Ariel award for Best Cinematography. However, in 1943, Cannes was in pro-Nazi Vichy France. This wartime period does not exist according to Wikipedia's own history of the festival. (Vide Cannes Film Festival.) Mexico had been at war with the Axis since May 1942, but did not see combat until sorties by Escuadrón 201 against the Japanese in June 1945. Maria Candelaria won the Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival.
[edit] PlotA 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 (Dolores del Río), 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 (Pedro Armendáriz), who has fallen in love with her. [edit] Awards
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Winner of the Grand Prix - Cannes International Film Festival 1946 Winner of the Mexican Silver Ariel for Best Cinematography - Gabriel Figueroa [edit] External links
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