Maclovia
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Directed by | Emilio Fernández |
Written by | Emilio Fernández Mauricio Magdaleno |
Produced by | Gregorio Walerstein |
Starring | María Félix Pedro Armendáriz Carlos López Moctezuma Columba Domínguez |
Cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa |
Edited by | Gloria Schoemann |
Music by | Antonio Díaz Conde |
Distributed by | Filmex |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Maclovia (Belleza Maldita in some countries) is a 1948 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández, who also co-wrote it along with Mauricio Magdaleno, and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.
Plot summary
[edit]On the beautiful Janitzio Island, in the middle of the Pátzcuaro Lake in Michoacán in Mexico lives Maclovia (María Félix), the beautiful daughter of a leader of Purépecha Indian community (Miguel Inclán). Maclovia loves José María Lopez (Pedro Armendáriz), a young very poor Indian. Maclovia's father refuses to the marriage of the couple. José María hopes to win the favor of the old man. But the arrival of a battalion causing the conflict when the brutal sergeant (Carlos López Moctezuma) develops eyes for Maclovia.
Notes and references
[edit]The movie was acclaimed during the 1949 edition of the Venice Film Festival. The face of María Félix characterized as Maclovia, hung from the bridges of San Marcos.
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