Hmm. Following up on your lead, I find that the film takes place in Mexico, but haven't gotten any further, even searching under "'Maria Elena' pelicula 1936".
Just as a matter of timing, the capital-'R' Revolution (1910-20) looks like the likeliest bet, but who knows? (The war against Maximilian would be second choice, and the war of independence a distant third.)
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Just as a matter of timing, the capital-'R' Revolution (1910-20) looks like the likeliest bet, but who knows? (The war against Maximilian would be second choice, and the war of independence a distant third.)