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Camelia

Camelia (1954)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 5 / 10

A sort of meta riff on Alexandre Dumas fils' novel The Lady of the Camellias (La Dame aux Camélias or Camille) here in Mexican melodrama form involving the doomed love of a bullfighter and a beautiful but ailing actress/courtesan.

Director: Roberto Gavaldón

Studio: Cesáreo González

Genre: Drama, Romance

Video: 720p

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Cast

María Félix

María Félix

as Camelia

Jorge Mistral

Jorge Mistral

as Rafael Torres

Carlos Navarro

Carlos Navarro

as Armando

Renée Dumas

Renée Dumas

as Nancy

Ramón Gay

Ramón Gay

as Enrique

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

Miguel Ángel Ferriz Sr.

as Dr. del Real