By Vlad Zakh · February 6, 2026
Dolores del Rio became Hollywood’s first major Latin American star before returning to Mexico to lead its Golden Age of cinema to international acclaim. Maria Candelaria persecutes a poor indigenous woman and her fiance, Flor Silvestre scandalises a family with a peasant marriage during the Revolution, Las Abandonadas fights to protect a son, and The Fugitive evades capture as a persecuted priest. Journey into Fear and Flying Down to Rio round out the list.
01 Dolores del Río appears in this John Ford drama about a persecuted priest who evades capture while ministering to villagers in an anti-clerical Latin American state.
Directed by John Ford · 1h 40m · Rated NR
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02 Dolores del Río stars in this Mexican drama about a woman abandoned by her lover who fights to build a new life and protect her son from a life of crime.
Directed by Emilio Fernández · 1h 43m
Stream: fuboTV
03 Dolores del Río stars in this Mexican classic about a poor indigenous woman and her fiance who are persecuted by their prejudiced, superstitious village.
Directed by Emilio Fernández · 1h 42m
Stream: fuboTV
04 Dolores del Río stars in this Mexican drama about a wealthy landowner's son who marries a poor peasant woman, scandalising his family during the Revolution.
Directed by Emilio Fernández · 1h 34m
05 An American engineer in wartime Turkey becomes the target of Nazi assassins who are closing in.
Directed by Norman Foster · 1h 08m · Rated NR
06 A bandleader's romance with a rich Brazilian woman is complicated by a rival suitor and a big air show.
Directed by Thornton Freeland · 1h 29m · Rated NR
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Rent or buy: Amazon Video
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