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Fiesta (1941 film)

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Fiesta
Directed byLeRoy Prinz
Screenplay byCortland Fitzsimmons
Kenneth Higgins
Story byAlfred Gilks
Produced byLeRoy Prinz
StarringAnn Ayars
Jorge Negrete
Armida
George Givot
Narrated byRobert C. Bruce
CinematographyRobert Pittack
Edited byBert Jordan
Music byEdward Ward
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 28 November 1941 (1941-11-28)
Running time
45 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$178,044[1]
Box office$195,936[1]

Fiesta is a 1941 American Technicolor musical 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 was re-released in 1948 by Favorite Films and retitled Gaiety.

Plot summary

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Don Juan Hernández's niece Cholita returns to her village from Mexico City announcing she will not marry José, her village boyfriend, bur rather the radio star Fernando Gómez who has accompanied her home. José enlists two of his friends to pose as bandits to frighten the arrogant and cowardly Fernando and win Cholita back.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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  • 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 Ward, lyrics by Chet Forrest and Bob Wright)
  • Frank Yaconelli, Earl Douglas and Nick Moro - "The Two Bravest Hombres in All Mexico" (written by Johnny Lange and Lew Porter
  • 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 Relajo" (written by Lamberto Leyva, Jesús Castillón and Oscar Felix)
  • Ann Ayars and The Guadalajara Trio - "La Golondrina" (written by Narcisco Sarradell)

References

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  1. ^ a b Ward, Richard Lewis (2005). A history of the Hal Roach Studios. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-8093-2637-2.
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