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.
as Raimunda
as Esteban
as Acacia
as Faustino
as El Rubio
as Dona Mercedes
as Don Eusebio
as Juliana
as Norberto
as Pastor
as Accordionist
as Barmann
as Hijo de Eusebio (uncredited)
as Hombre en cantina (uncredited)
as Marcial (uncredited)
as (uncredited)
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