Melodies of America
1941 Argentine film
- Francisco Chiarello
- Ariel Cortazzo
- Conrado de Koller
- José Mojica
- Silvana Roth
- June Marlowe
- José Ramírez
- Agustín Lara
- Rodolfo Sciammarella
Production
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San Miguel Films
Release date
- 1941 (1941)
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Melodies of America (Spanish:Melodías de América) is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.[1] It was intended as an Argentine response to the Latin-American themed films produced by Hollywood as part of the Good Neighbor policy.
Synopsis
A group of Argentine filmmakers struggle to make a film with a Panamerican theme. They eventually manage to raise the finances for the film and hire a famous Mexican singer to star in it. On the boat down he meets and falls in love with a poor woman from Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, an American actress who has failed in Hollywood attempts to get a role in the production.
Cast
- José Mojica
- Silvana Roth
- June Marlowe
- José Ramirez
- Armando Bó
- Carmen Brown
- Pedro Quartucci
- María Santos
- Bola de Nieve
- Ana María González
- Nelly Omar
- Juan Carlos Altavista
- Rafael Carret
References
- ^ Melgosa p.55
Bibliography
- Melgosa, Adrián Pérez. Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect. Routledge, 2012.
External links
- Melodies of America at IMDb
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