The Unloved Woman (1949)
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.
Director:
Emilio Fernández
Writers:
Emilio Fernández, Mauricio Magdaleno.
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Dolores del Río as Raimunda |
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Pedro Armendáriz as Esteban |
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Columba Domínguez as Acacia |
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Roberto Cañedo as Faustino |
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Gilberto González as El Rubio |
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Mimí Derba as Dona Mercedes |
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Julio Villarreal as Don Eusebio |
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Enriqueta Reza as Juliana |
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Carlos Riquelme as Norberto |
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Eduardo Arozamena as Pastor |
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Manuel Dondé as Accordionist |
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Luis Aceves Castañeda as Barmann |
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Rogelio Fernández as Hijo de Eusebio (uncredited) |
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Agustín Fernández as Hombre en cantina (uncredited) |
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Jaime Fernández as Marcial (uncredited) |
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Rodolfo Acosta as (uncredited) |
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Fernando Casanova as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Emilio Fernández | Director |
| Writing | Emilio Fernández | Screenplay |
| Writing | Mauricio Magdaleno | Screenplay |
| Production | Francisco Cabrera | Producer |
| Production | Felipe Subervielle | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Antonio Díaz Conde | Music |
| Camera | Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gloria Schoemann | Editor |
| Art | Manuel Fontanals | Art Direction |
| Art | Manuel Parra | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Antonio Guerrero Tello | Production Manager |
| Sound | José B. Carles | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Galdino R. Samperio | Production Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Ignacio Romero | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Jacinto Benavente | Story |
| Directing | Jaime Contreras | Assistant Director |