01 A persecuted priest evades capture while ministering to villagers in an anti-clerical Latin American state.
Dolores del Río became Hollywood’s first major Latin American star before returning to Mexico to lead its Golden Age of cinema to international acclaim. In María Candelaria (1944): A poor indigenous woman and her fiancé are persecuted by their prejudiced, superstitious village. Just as strong is Flor Silvestre (1943): A wealthy landowner’s son marries a poor peasant woman, scandalizing his family during the Mexican Revolution.
01 A persecuted priest evades capture while ministering to villagers in an anti-clerical Latin American state.
02 A woman abandoned by her lover fights to build a new life and protect her son from a life of crime.
03 A poor indigenous woman and her fiancé are persecuted by their prejudiced, superstitious village.
04 A wealthy landowner's son marries a poor peasant woman, scandalizing his family during the Mexican Revolution.
05 An American engineer in wartime Turkey becomes the target of Nazi assassins while trying to flee the country.
06 A bandleader's romance with a Brazilian heiress unfolds amid a lavish resort hotel opening.