Emilio Fernandez directs Dolores Del Rio and Pedro Armendariz in a classic tale of family and obsession. Raimunda's daughter Acacia hates her stepfather Esteban, and in order to escape her suffocating home life she's accepted a marriage proposal from a man she doesn't even love. But Esteban has become obsessed with Acacia, and in order to ensure that she doesn't leave he's plotting to murder the girl's unsuspecting fiancée. As Esteban's true nature emerges, mother and daughter must band together to support one another and make sure that their family bond remains strong even in the darkest of times.
Unfortunately the movie La malquerida is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Camera | Gabriel Figueroa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Antonio Guerrero Tello | Production Manager |
| Writing | Emilio Fernández | Screenplay |
| Art | Manuel Parra | Set Decoration |
| Sound | José B. Carles | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Galdino R. Samperio | Production Sound Mixer |
| Production | Felipe Subervielle | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Gloria Schoemann | Editor |
| Writing | Mauricio Magdaleno | Screenplay |
| Art | Manuel Fontanals | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ignacio Romero | Camera Operator |
| Production | Francisco Cabrera | Producer |
| Directing | Emilio Fernández | Director |
| Sound | Antonio Díaz Conde | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ana Guerrero | Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Jacinto Benavente | Story |
| Directing | Jaime Contreras | Assistant Director |
