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La malquerida

La malquerida

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 16, 1949

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Drama

User Score

69%

Original Title

La malquerida

Production Companies

Cabrera Films

Director

Emilio Fernández

Description

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.