''Los chiflados del rock and roll'' ( en, italic=yes, The Stooges of Rock and Roll) is a 1957 Mexican musical

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film, directed by

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, starring Luis Aguilar,

Agustín Lara Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (; October 30, 1897 – November 6, 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs and boleros. He is recogn ...

, and

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. The supporting cast includes

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, and Rosita Arenas.

Plot

Luis, Agustín, Pedro, Ana, and Clara, the five owners of the ''Los Bohemios'' cabaret, eventually fall into debt after Agustín spends most of their money on a costly inauguration. Without the funds to repay the debt, Luis and his business partners decide to seek monetary help from his uncle Apolonio Aguilar, an eccentric millionaire rancher, who lives in San Miguel el Alto. When they travel to ask Apolonio to lend them the money, he denies and lies, saying that his millions were swindled from him. Though Apolonio is reluctant to lend money to Luis, he sees his nephew as a potential husband for his tough, orphaned goddaughter Paloma who, in fact, falls in love with Luis. Luis, already in a relationship with Ana, decides to obtain the money from Paloma by inviting her to become a partner of the cabaret, which she misinterprets, believing that he is proposing marriage to her. Paloma accepts and becomes one of the principal performers of the cabaret, showcased as a ranchera singer. Once she discovers that Luis is already romantically involved with Ana (though actually they had broken their relationship shortly before), Paloma becomes disillusioned of Luis and decides to leave the cabaret and travel back to San Miguel el Alto, where she finds Luis, who eventually recognizes his love for her.

Cast

* Luis Aguilar as Luis *

as Agustín *

as Pedro * Rosita Arenas as Paloma Domínguez *

as Don Apolonio Aguilar *

Lina Salomé Luz de Peña Matos Estévez, commonly known by her stage name Lina Salomé, is a Cuban-born Mexico, Mexican dancer and actress.

as Ana *

as Clara *Richard as Macario *Roberto G. Rivera as Stagehand * Arturo "Bigotón" Castro as Peasant *

Francisco Reiguera Francisco Reiguera (November 9, 1899 – March 15, 1969) was a Spanish actor who is best known for playing the title role in Orson Welles’ unfinished film version of ''Don Quixote''. He also appeared in the films ''Simon of the Desert'' (1965 ...

as Don Secundino

Release

The film was premiered on February 27, 1957 in the Orfeón theater in

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for three weeks.

Songs

*"Flor de lis", written and performed by

. *"Se me hizo fácil", written by Agustín Lara and performed by Rosita Arenas. *"Rosa de Francia", written and performed by Agustín Lara. *"El cascarazo", written and performed by

. *"Serenata huasteca", written by

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and performed by Rosita Arenas. *"Que manera de perder", written by

Cuco Sánchez José Refugio "Cuco" Sánchez Saldaña (3 May 1921 – 5 October 2000) was a Mexican singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor. Sánchez was one of Mexico's most popular singers and recorded most of his singles and studio albums for Columbia R ...

and performed by Rosita Arenas. *"Fallaste corazón", public domain, performed by Luis Aguilar.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiflados des rock and roll, Los 1957 films 1957 musical films Mexican musical films 1950s Spanish-language films 1950s Mexican films Spanish-language musical films