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The Singer from Mexico
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Wikipedia article
'The Singer from Mexico' (French: 'Le Chanteur de Mexico') is a French-Spanish musical film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez's operetta that premiered at the Thtre du Chtelet on 15 December 1951. It was in a tradition of operetta films that stretched back to the early sound era.
It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location in Paris and Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and Serge Pimnoff.
Soundtrack
"Francis Lopez composed for 'Le Chanteur de Mexico' one of his best scores in which the arias integrate well into the atmosphere of the action; the airs were rapidly on everybody's lips: 'Mexico', 'Rossignol', 'Acapulco', 'Il est un coin de France', 'Matechu', 'Quant on voit Paris d'en haut', 'Quant on est deux amis'."Acadmie Nationale de l'Oprette, [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/anao/oeuvre/chanteurmexico.html Le Chanteur de Mexico]
The operetta was revived in 2006 at the Thtre du Chtelet with a cast that included Ismal Jordi, Rossy de Palma, Jean Benguigui and Clotilde Courau.
Cast
* Luis Mariano as Miguel Morano/Vincent Etchebar
* Bourvil as Bilou
* Annie Cordy as Cri-Cri
* Tilda Thamar as Eva Marchal
* Fernando Rey as Cartoni
* Gisle Grandpr as La Tornada
* Pauline Carton as Cri-Cri's Aunt
* Paul Faivre as Bidache
* Manolo Morn as Martnez
* Jacques Angelvin as Le speaker du radio crochet
* Robert Dalban as Le portier du thtre
* Fernando Rey as Cartoni - l'impresario
References
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