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Tvoli (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Tvoli' is a 1974 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Alberto Isaac and starring Alfonso Arau, Pancho Crdova, Lyn May and Carmen Salinas. Loosely based on the true story of the last days of the Tvoli, an infamous variety theatre which had its heyday in the 1940s and early 1950s in Mexico City, the film, as its opening text claims, rather than give an historical account, aspires to evocate, in a nostalgic and humorous way, the atmosphere of the lively nightlife of that period, "which has disappeared forever." Interweaved with burlesque performances with colorful costumes and sets, seductive stripteases and comedic variety acts, the film's main plot tells how a plan to tear down the theater by politicians, city officials, and property developers is met with resistance by the entertainers.Mora p.134Wilt, Dave (May 8, 2001). [http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~dwilt/tivoli.htm "Tivoli"]. 'Dave Wilt's Home Page'. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
Cast
* Alfonso Arau as Tiliches
* Pancho Crdova as Jess Quijano "Quijanito"
* Lyn May as Eva Candela
* Carmen Salinas as Chapas
* Mario Garca "Harapos" as himself
* Hctor Ortega as lawyer Flix Pantoja "Cacomixtle"
* Dorotea Guerra as Lil
* Ernesto Gmez Cruz as engineer Reginaldo T.
* Dmaso Prez Prado as himself
* The Dolly Sisters as themselves
* Don Facundo as himself
* Jos Wilhelmy "Willy" as himself
* Gina Morett as Mim Manila
* Paco Mller as Bulmaro
* Consuelo Quezada as dwarf
* Margarito Alfaro as dwarf
* Zuzy D'Tornell as Nan
* Alfredo Soto as devil
* Germn Funes as gay man
* Jos Luis Aguirre "Trotsky" as Waikiki nightclub emcee
* Juan Jos Martnez Casado as Pueyo
* Roberto Corell as Tarragn
* Gerardo Zepeda as Criaturn
* Dai Won Moon as Chi
* Xavier Fuentes as stage director
* Mario Zebada "Colocho" as blind man
* Carolina Barret as Ms. Quijano
* Alberto Mariscal as city's mayor
* Paloma Zozaya as showgirl
* Armando Pascual as Lupe
* Sara Guasch as dress shop owner
* Manuel Alvarado as orchestra leader
* Federico Gonzlez as traffic cop
* Juan Garza as bodyguard
* Elsa Benn
* "Chino" Ibarra as trumpeter
* Cristal
* Paco Saudo as performer
* Regino Herrera as man in waiting room
* Nathanael Len as Sobera
* Alfredo Gutirrez as man with Reginaldo
* Claudio Isaac as TV cameraman
* Len Michel as TV director
* Miguel ngel Ferriz nieto
* Ins Murillo as doa Engracia
* Ramiro Orci as police agent
* Armando Duarte
* Miguel Incln hijo
* Carlos Gmez
* Lupita Peruyero
* Hctor Kiev
* Margarita Narvez "Fufurufa"
* Jess Duarte
* Rubn Caldern
References
Bibliography
* Mora, Carl J. (University of California Press, 1982). 'Mexican Cinema: Reflections of a Society, 1896-2004'. Third ed., 2005. McFarland & Company. .
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