---
title: 'María Candelaria (1944)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Emilio Fernández'
released: '1944-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Mexico'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/maria-candelaria-1944'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037054/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# María Candelaria (1944)

1944 · 101 min · Drama · Mexico


## Synopsis

María Candelaria is a 1944 Mexican melodrama film written and 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 film to do so. María Candelaria would later win a Silver Ariel award for Best Cinematography.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Emilio Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-fernandez)
- **Screenplay:** [Emilio Fernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilio-fernandez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Gabriel Figueroa](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriel-figueroa)

## Cast

- [Alberto Galán](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-galan)
- [Miguel Inclán](https://cinepixo.com/people/miguel-inclan)
- [Dolores del Río](https://cinepixo.com/people/dolores-del-rio)
- [Pedro Armendáriz](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-armendariz)
- [Arturo Soto Rangel](https://cinepixo.com/people/arturo-soto-rangel)

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