The Unloved Woman (1949)

7.0/10 86 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Dolores del Río

Raimunda

Pedro Armendáriz

Esteban

Columba Domínguez

Acacia

Roberto Cañedo

Faustino

Gilberto González

El Rubio

Julio Villarreal

Don Eusebio

Enriqueta Reza

Juliana

Carlos Riquelme

Norberto

Eduardo Arozamena

Pastor

Manuel Dondé

Accordionist

Luis Aceves Castañeda

Barmann

Jaime Fernández

Marcial (uncredited)

Rodolfo Acosta

(uncredited)

Fernando Casanova

(uncredited)

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