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Maclovia

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Maclovia (Belleza Maldita in some countries) is a 1948 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández, who also co-wrote it along with Mauricio Magdaleno, and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.

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On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. The beautiful Maclovia and the poverty-stricken Jose Maria are in love, but her father refuses to allow their marriage, or even any communication between them, due to Jose Maria's lack of means.

Released: 1948-09-30105 minDir: Emilio FernándezDrama, Romance

Cast

  • María Félix as Maclovia
  • Pedro Armendáriz as José María
  • Carlos López Moctezuma as Sgt. Genovevo de la Garza
  • Columba Domínguez as Sara
  • Arturo Soto Rangel as Don Justo
  • Miguel Inclán as Tata Macario

Themes

  • island
  • mexico
  • parent child relationship
  • propaganda
  • culture clash
  • fishing
  • village
  • platonic love
  • autonomy
  • rural area

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

261 votes

Year
1948
Runtime
105 min
Genres
Drama, Romance

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Mexico
Original language
Spanish
Screenwriter
Emilio Fernández
Cinematographer
Gabriel Figueroa
Duration
105
FilmAffinity ID
454841
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publication date
1948-09-30
title
Maclovia
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Maclovia (Belleza Maldita in some countries) is a 1948 Mexican romantic drama film directed by Emilio Fernández, who also co-wrote it along with Mauricio Magdaleno, and starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz.

==Plot summary== On the beautiful Janitzio Island, in the middle of the Pátzcuaro Lake in Michoacán in Mexico lives Maclovia (María Félix), the beautiful daughter of a leader of Purépecha Indian community (Miguel Inclán). Maclovia loves José María Lopez (Pedro Armendáriz), a young very poor Indian. Maclovia's father refuses to the marriage of the couple. José María hopes to win the favor of the old man. But the arrival of a battalion causing the conflict when the brutal sergeant (Carlos López Moctezuma) develops eyes for Maclovia.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Maclovia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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