A young journalist asks an old artist about the portrait of a naked Indian woman that he has in his study. The artist tells the story of Maria Candelaria, a young Indian woman who was rejected by her own people for being the daughter of a prostitute. She is protected by a young Indian man, Lorenzo Rafael, who has fallen in love with her.
Writer: Mauricio Magdaleno, Emilio Fernández
Director: Emilio Fernández
Producer: Agustín J. Fink
Director of Photography: Gabriel Figueroa
María Candelaria
Lorenzo Rafael
El Pintor
Lupe
Don Damian
Reporter
Priest
Jose Alfonso