
Subsistance-farmer emigrates to the city in search of opportunity, loses contact with his wife and children.
Directed by Rafael Lanuza, Candelaria leans on a strong ensemble — Ana Luisa Peluffo, Juan Miranda, Lyn May — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1978.
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A former special forces contractor is forced out of retirement as an avocado farmer in Mexico when local gangsters try to force him and his family off their farm.
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