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Melodies of America
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Wikipedia article
'Melodies of America' (Spanish:'Melodas de Amrica') is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring Jos Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.Melgosa p.55 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 hires 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
* Jos Mojica
* Silvana Roth
* June Marlowe
* Jos Ramirez
* Armando B
* Carmen Brown
* Pedro Quartucci
* Mara Santos
* Bola de Nieve
* Ana Mara Gonzlez
* Nelly Omar
* Juan Carlos Altavista
* Rafael Carret
References
Bibliography
* Melgosa, Adrin Prez. 'Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect'. Routledge, 2012.
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