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Carnival in the Tropics
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Wikipedia article
'Carnival in the Tropics' (Spanish: 'Carnaval en el trpico'), also known in Spanish as 'Fiesta en Veracruz' (English: "Holiday in Veracruz") is a 1942 Mexican comedy film written and directed by Carlos Villatoro.Rodrguez, p. 12Garcia Berumen, p. 316 Although the film was released in other countries in 1942, it wasn't released in Mexico until 1946 due to copyright disputes.
The film's art direction was by Ramn Rodrguez Granada.
Plot
Plcido (Agustn Isunza) and his wife Mercedes "Meche" (Eufrosina Garca) are two merchants who long to go to the carnivals in Veracruz, the problem is that they do not have enough money to attend. To do this, they decide to convince the lender Homobono (Manuel Medel) to finance the trip. There, the three friends experience adventures in which they spend all their money.
Cast
*scar Alatorre
*Cantinflas
*Roberto Caedo
*Edmundo Espino
*Carlos Max Garca
*Eufrosina Garca as Mercedes "Meche"
*Ana Mara Gonzlez
*Rafael Hernndez
*Chino Ibarra
*Agustn Isunza as Plcido
*Gustavo Lpez
*Diana Macklen
*Manuel Medel as Homobono
*Jos Elas Moreno
*Rayito de Oro
*Gabriel Ruiz
*Estanislao Schillinsky
*Roberto Soto
*David Valle Gonzlez
Production
The film was shot in Veracruz in 1940 and 1941. The film contained footage showing Cantinflas performing bullfights and performing on the Xalapa Carnival stage. Villatoro also used material from the Cantinflas short film 'Cantinflas boxeador'. This footage was used without the prior permission of Cantinflas, who took legal action,Garca Riera, p. 38 which delayed the release of the film in Mexico until 1946.Wilt, p. 52
References
Bibliography
*Rodrguez, Rolando. 'Cantinflas, torero'. Clo, 1995.
*Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier. 'Brown Celluloid: Latino/a Film Icons and Images in the Hollywood Film Industry, Volume I (18941959)'. Vantage Press, 2003.
*Garca Riera, Emilio. 'Historia documental del cine mexicano: 1941'. Ediciones Era, 1969.
*Wilt, David E. 'The Mexican Filmography: 1916 through 2001'. McFarland & Co Inc, Jefferson NC 2004.
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