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.
Dolores del Río
as María Candelaria
Pedro Armendáriz
as Lorenzo Rafael
Alberto Galán
as El Pintor
Margarita Cortés
as Lupe
Miguel Inclán
as Don Damian
Beatriz Ramos
as Reporter
Rafael Icardo
as Priest
Julio Ahuet
as Jose Alfonso
Lupe del Castillo
as Bone-doctor (as Guadalupe del Castillo)
Lupe Inclán
as Gossip
Salvador Quiroz
as Judge
Nieves
as Model
