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Melodies of America

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Country
  
Argentina

Director
  
Eduardo Morera

Language
  
Spanish

Writer
  
Francisco Chiarello
,
Ariel Cortazzo
,
Conrado de Koller

Release date
  
1941

Melodies of America (Spanish:Melodías de América) is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe. It was intended as an Argentine response to the Latin-American themed films produced by Hollywood as part of the Good Neighbor policy.

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Synopsis

A group of Argentine filmmakers struggling to make a film with a panamerican theme. They eventually manage to raise the finances for the film and hires a famous Mexican singer to star in it. On the boat down he meets and falls in love with a poor woman from Buenos Aires. Meanwhile an American actress who has failed in Hollywood attempts to get a role in the production.

Cast

  • José Mojica
  • Silvana Roth
  • June Marlowe
  • José Ramirez
  • Armando Bó
  • Carmen Brown
  • Pedro Quartucci
  • María Santos
  • Bola de Nieve
  • Ana María González
  • Nelly Omar
  • Juan Carlos Altavista
  • Rafael Carret

    • References

    Melodies of America Wikipedia
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    Melodies of America IMDb