Bugambilia Explained

Bugambilia
Director:Emilio Fernández
Producer:Felipe Subervielle
Starring:Dolores del Río
Pedro Armendáriz
Julio Villarreal
Music:Raúl Lavista
Cinematography:Gabriel Figueroa
Editing:Gloria Schoemann
Distributor:Films Mundiales
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Mexico
Language:Spanish

Bugambilia (Bougainvillea) is a 1945 Mexican drama, romance film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Dolores del Río and Pedro Armendáriz.

Plot

In the Mexican city of Guanajuato, in the 1800s, the young and beautiful Amalia de los Robles (Dolores del Río) wakes up the passion of all the men of the region. This provokes the fury of her widowed father, Don Fernando (Julio Villarreal) who sees in her the face of his dead wife. But Amalia falls in love with the smart Ricardo (Pedro Armendáriz). Tragic circumstances, however, prevent them from being united.

Cast