La Malquerida(1949)

A classic of Mexican cinema, LA MALQUERIDA stars legendary actors Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz and was directed by important director Emilio Fernandez. Del Rio stars as Raimunda, whose daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban. Acacia spies a way out of her suffocating home life by accepting the marriage proposal of a local man despite not loving him. Esteban, however, has become obsessed with Acacia and plots to murder her fiancé. When the personal feelings of the various characters slowly emerge, both mother and daughter must contend with them while trying to keep the family together. LA MALQUERIDA is a classic Mexican melodrama.