Enamorada

Enamorada (1946) is a Mexican melodrama set against the Revolution, directed by Emilio Fernández and available to watch online on iFILM. María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz take the leads.

Rebel general José Juan Reyes and his men seize the conservative town of Cholula near Mexico City. He leans on the local rich for money to fund the cause and isn't used to being refused. Then he meets his match: he falls for Beatriz Peñafiel, the proud, hot-tempered daughter of the town's wealthiest man, who returns his attention with open contempt. A war rages outside; inside, two stubborn egos wage their own duel.

Fernández shot the film with cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa, and every frame is composed like a painting — small wonder it's counted a classic of Mexican cinema's golden age. Here Félix is the very image of the unbreakable woman. Stream Enamorada (1946) online on iFILM.