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The Lady of the Veil (1949)

The Lady of the Veil poster
Original title
La dama del velo
Directed by
Alfredo B. Crevenna
Genre
drama film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 44m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman hides her identity behind a veil while dealing with love and secrets from her past. The story unfolds as she faces difficult choices that affect those around her.

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What happens

The Lady of the Veil (Spanish: La dama del velo) is a 1949 Mexican drama film directed by Alfredo B. Crevenna and starring Libertad Lamarque, Armando Calvo and Ernesto Alonso. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jesús Bracho. The film is the first of five productions that Lamarque made with Crevenna, followed by Otra primavera (1950), Huellas del pasado (1950), La mujer sin lágrimas (1951), and Si volvieras a mi (1954). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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