Fiesta (1941 film)
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Fiesta is a 1941 American Technicolor
film directed by LeRoy Prinz that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners
. The film was the motion picture debut of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
star Anne Ayars.
The film is also known as Gaiety (American reissue title).
Technicolor
Technicolor is a color motion picture process invented in 1916 and improved over several decades.It was the second major process, after Britain's Kinemacolor, and the most widely used color process in Hollywood from 1922 to 1952...
film directed by LeRoy Prinz that was one of Hal Roach's Streamliners
Hal Roach's Streamliners
Hal Roach's Streamliners were a series of short comedy films created by Hal Roach that were longer than a short subject and less than a feature film not exceeding 50 minutes in length. Twenty of the twenty-nine features that Roach produced for United Artists were in the streamliner format...
. The film was the motion picture debut of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
Los Angeles Civic Light Opera
The Los Angeles Civic Light Opera was an American theatre/opera company in Los Angeles, California. Founded under the motto "Light Opera in the Grand Opera manner" in 1938 by impresario Edwin Lester, the organization presented fifty seasons of theatre before closing due to financial reasons in...
star Anne Ayars.
The film is also known as Gaiety (American reissue title).
Cast
- Ann Ayars as Cholita
- Jorge NegreteJorge NegreteJorge Alberto Negrete Moreno is considered one of the most popular Mexican singers and actors of all time....
as José - ArmidaArmidaThe story of Armida, a Saracen sorceress and Rinaldo, a soldier in the First Crusade, was created by the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. In his epic Gerusalemme liberata, Rinaldo is a fierce and determined warrior who is also honorable and handsome...
as Cuca - George Givot as Fernando Gómez
- Antonio MorenoAntonio MorenoAntonio "Tony" Moreno was a notable Spanish-born American actor and film director of the silent film era and through the 1950s.- Biography :...
as Don Hernandez, Cholita's Uncle - Nick Moro as Pedro
- Frank Yaconelli as Pablo
- George Humbert as Pancho
- Francisco MorenoFrancisco MorenoFrancisco Pascacio Moreno was a prominent explorer and academic in Argentina, where he is usually referred to as Perito Moreno...
as Paco - Betty Bryson as Pancho's Wife
- Carlos Valadez as Oaxoco Plume Dancer
- José Arias as Leader of the Mexican Tipica Orchestra
- The Guadalajara Trio as Band
- Tipíca Orchestra of the Mexico City Police as Orchestra
Soundtrack
- Ann Ayars - "I'll Never Forget Fiesta" (Music by Nilo Meléndez, lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright)
- Jorge Negrete - "Ride Mi Caballeros"
- Armida with The Guadalajara Trio - "Never Trust a Jumping Bean" (Music by Edward WardEdward Ward (composer)Edward Ward was a film composer and music director who was nominated for seven Academy Awards during a career that spanned thirty-seven years and included more than 150 projects.-Academy Award nominations:...
, lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright) - Frank Yaconelli, Earl Douglas and Nick Moro - "The Two Bravest Hombres In All Mexico" (Written by Johnny LangeJohnny LangeJohnny Lange was a songwriter, author and publisher. He was educated in a Philadelphia high school. He joined the music staff at film studios in 1937 and resumed his film music career in 1946 and 1947. He also wrote special material for night club singers, and the "Ice Capades of 1950"...
and Lew PorterLew PorterLew Porter was an American composer and songwriter, contributing to the soundtrack of 72 films.... - Jorge Negrete - "Quien Sabe" (Music by Edward Ward, lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright)
- Jorge Negrete and Ann Ayars - "Quien Sabe" (reprise) (Music by Edward Ward, lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright)
- Dancers and Tipíca Orchestra of the Mexico City Police, led by José Arias - Gypsy Dance
- Jorge Negrete and The Guadalajara Trio - "El Ralajo" (Written by Lamberto Leyva, Jesús Castillón and Oscar Felix)
- Ann Ayars and The Guadalajara Trio - "La Golondrina" (Written by Narcisco Sarradell)