María Candelaria
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María Candelaria is a landmark 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández, celebrated for its portrayal of indigenous life and for cementing Dolores del Río’s status as an icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| María Candelaria canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9328367 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: María Candelaria Context triple: [Dolores del Río, notableWork, María Candelaria]
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A.
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Doña Remedios Trinidad is a landlocked, largely rural municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its mountainous terrain, forests, and eco-tourism sites.
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María Mercedes
María Mercedes is a popular 1990s Mexican telenovela starring Thalía as a poor young woman whose life changes dramatically after an unexpected inheritance.
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Cayetana
Cayetana is the given name of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, the 18th Duchess of Alba, a prominent Spanish aristocrat known for holding a record number of noble titles.
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D.
María de los Remedios de Escalada
María de los Remedios de Escalada was an Argentine patriot and the wife of independence leader General José de San Martín, remembered for her support of the South American independence cause.
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E.
Maria de Jesus
Maria de Jesus is a Portuguese public figure best known as the wife of former president Mário Soares and for her work as an actress and humanitarian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: María Candelaria Target entity description: María Candelaria is a landmark 1943 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández, celebrated for its portrayal of indigenous life and for cementing Dolores del Río’s status as an icon of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
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A.
Doña Remedios Trinidad
Doña Remedios Trinidad is a landlocked, largely rural municipality in the province of Bulacan in the Philippines, known for its mountainous terrain, forests, and eco-tourism sites.
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B.
María Mercedes
María Mercedes is a popular 1990s Mexican telenovela starring Thalía as a poor young woman whose life changes dramatically after an unexpected inheritance.
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C.
Cayetana
Cayetana is the given name of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, the 18th Duchess of Alba, a prominent Spanish aristocrat known for holding a record number of noble titles.
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D.
María de los Remedios de Escalada
María de los Remedios de Escalada was an Argentine patriot and the wife of independence leader General José de San Martín, remembered for her support of the South American independence cause.
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E.
Maria de Jesus
Maria de Jesus is a Portuguese public figure best known as the wife of former president Mário Soares and for her work as an actress and humanitarian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Cinematography award at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival
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Grand Prix at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | chinampa farmer ⓘ |
| cinematography | Gabriel Figueroa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| director | Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedIn |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editingBy | Gloria Schoemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Xochimilco canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
collective violence
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prejudice ⓘ tragic love ⓘ |
| languageSubtitles | English (for international releases) ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Dolores del Río
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pedro Armendáriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lorenzo Rafael
NERFINISHED
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María Candelaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rodolfo Halffter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cinematography by Gabriel Figueroa
ⓘ
international recognition of Mexican cinema ⓘ performance of Dolores del Río ⓘ portrayal of indigenous life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Mexican cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
discrimination against indigenous people
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indigenous life in Mexico ⓘ social marginalization ⓘ |
| producer | Emilio Fernández NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Clasa Films Mundiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1943-04-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 102 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt | 1946 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Emilio Fernández
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mauricio Magdaleno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Mexico City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Xochimilco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Andrés Soler
NERFINISHED
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Dolores del Río NERFINISHED ⓘ Margarita Cortés NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Inclán NERFINISHED ⓘ Pedro Armendáriz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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