Camelia

Camelia

1954 · 110 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama, Romance

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.

Directed by Roberto Gavaldón · Written by Roberto Gavaldón

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