Doña Bárbara

About Doña Bárbara

A woman hardened by her past now runs a ranch she acquired through manipulation and bribery.

Fernando de Fuentes and Miguel M. Delgado directed Doña Bárbara, a 1943 western film. At 138 minutes long, it arrived in September 1943.

Its themes are ranch, plantation, menage a trois, and bribery. It is adapted from a novel.

María Félix stars as Doña Bárbara, Julián Soler as Santos Luzardo, María Elena Marqués as Marisela Barquero, and Andrés Soler as Lorenzo Barquero. The screenplay is by Fernando de Fuentes and Rómulo Gallegos.

Eyes Wide Shut, Interview with the Vampire, and Gone with the Wind make useful companions to Doña Bárbara.