Underplayed Gems

Las Abandonadas (1945)

Las Abandonadas poster
Original title
Las abandonadas
Directed by
Emilio Fernández
Genre
drama film, war film, romance film, historical film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman is left behind by her lover and struggles to raise their child alone in early 20th century Mexico. A man enters her life and tries to help her find a new path.

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What happens

The Abandoned (Spanish: Las Abandonadas) is a 1945 Mexican film, directed and co-written by Emilio Fernández, starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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