High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Río Escondido is a 1948 Mexican drama film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring María Félix. The President of México send to Rosaura (María Félix), a young teacher to alphabetize a remote rural village known as Río Escondido. But the goodwill of Rosaura is impaired by Don Regino Sandoval (Carlos Lopez Moctezuma), the sheriff of the town that he governs as a tyrant. The situation worsens when Regino falls in love with Rosaura, making it a living hell that can only she win with his strong will. The French filmmaker Jean-Luc Goddard greatly praised this movie.