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La malquerida (1949)

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.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Dolores del RíoDolores del RíoRaimunda
  • Photo of Pedro ArmendárizPedro ArmendárizEsteban
  • Photo of Columba DomínguezColumba DomínguezAcacia
  • Photo of Roberto CañedoRoberto CañedoFaustino
  • Photo of Gilberto GonzálezGilberto GonzálezEl Rubio
  • Photo of Mimí DerbaMimí DerbaDona Mercedes
  • Photo of Julio VillarrealJulio VillarrealDon Eusebio
  • Photo of Enriqueta RezaEnriqueta RezaJuliana
  • Photo of Carlos RiquelmeCarlos RiquelmeNorberto
  • Photo of Eduardo ArozamenaEduardo ArozamenaPastor

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