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The Abandoned
MEXICO · 1945

The Abandoned

Emilio “Indio” Fernández
single motherhood social stigma poverty Mexican society abandonment
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Synopsis

A young woman, abandoned by her womanizing fiancé, is forced to provide for the upbringing of her son and combat the difficulties of being an unmarried mother during the strife of early 20-century Mexico.

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