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The Beauty of Cadiz
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Wikipedia article
'The Beauty of Cadiz' (French: 'La belle de Cadix', Spanish: 'La bella de Cdiz') is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernndez Ardavn and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean Tissier.Alberto Mira, 'The A to Z of Spanish Cinema', Rowman & Littlefield, 2010, page 280. It is an operetta film, based on the 1945 operetta of the same title.
It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lon Barsacq.
Plot
A French cinema company is shooting a picture requiring real gypsies, so they hire a whole bunch and choose beautiful Mara Luisa to team with famed singer Carlos Molina. The plot includes a marriage and Mara Luisa believes it has been a real one.
Cast
* Luis Mariano as Carlos
* Carmen Sevilla as Maria-Luisa
* Jean Tissier as Auguste Legrand
* Claude Nicot as Robert
* Claire Maurier as Alexandrine Dupont
* Thrse Dorny as Blanche
* J.A. Pierjac as Manillon
* Lonce Corne as Le photographe
* Jos Torres as Raphael
* Andr Wasley
* Pierre Flourens
* Yvonne Claudie
* Conchita Bautista
* Fernando Sancho
* Rafael Arcos
* Rosario Royo
* Christine Bailli
* Chantal Retz
* Jolle Robin
* Michle Nancey
* Janine Zorelli
References
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