Melodies of America

Melodies of America
Directed by	Eduardo Morera
Written by	Francisco Chiarello Ariel Cortazzo Conrado de Koller
Starring	José Mojica Silvana Roth June Marlowe José Ramírez
Cinematography	Mario Pagés
Music by	Agustín Lara Rodolfo Sciammarella
Production company	San Miguel Films
Release date	1941
Running time	94 minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

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.

Synopsis

A group of Argentine filmmakers struggle 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

Bibliography

• Melgosa, Adrián Pérez. Cinema and Inter-American Relations: Tracking Transnational Affect. Routledge, 2012.

External links

• Melodies of America at IMDb