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The Mexican Sweethearts
UNITED STATES · 1909

The Mexican Sweethearts

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood romance jealousy cultural conflict love triangle deception
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Synopsis

A Mexican spitfire romances an American soldier to make her Mexican lover jealous. When the lover is about to kill his rival, she convinces him it was all a joke and the two reconcile.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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