''Melodies of America'' (Spanish:''Melodías de América'') is a 1941 Argentinian

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directed by

Eduardo Morera Eduardo Morera (9 January 1906 – 21 January 1997) was an Argentine film director. Although his career was relatively short compared to other directors of the period, he directed 18 films between 1930 and 1943, including influential tango ...

and starring

José Mojica Fray José de Guadalupe Mojica (14 September 1895 – 20 September 1974) was a Mexican Franciscan friar and former tenor and film actor. He was known in the music and film fields as José Mojica. (Spanish) Mojica joined the world of the Americ ...

, Silvana Roth and

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.Melgosa p.55 It was intended as an Argentine response to the Latin-American themed films produced by Hollywood as part of the

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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

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. Meanwhile an American actress who has failed in Hollywood attempts to get a role in the production.

Cast

* Silvana Roth *

* José Ramirez *

Armando Bó Armando Bó (3 May 19148 October 1981) was an Argentine film actor, director, producer, screenwriter and score composer of the classic era. He is mostly known for his drama and sexploitation films of the 1960s and 1970s starring his favorit ...

* Carmen Brown *

Pedro Quartucci Pedro Quartucci (July 30, 1905 in Buenos Aires – April 20, 1983 in Buenos Aires) was an Argentina, Argentine boxer and actor. Boxing career As a featherweight professional boxing, boxer who competed in the 1920s, he won a bronze medal in Boxin ...

* María Santos *

Bola de Nieve Bola de Nieve (literally ''Snowball'') (11 September 1911 – 2 October 1971), born Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, was a Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter. His name originates from his round, black face. Villa Fernández was born in Guanaba ...

* Ana María González *

Nelly Omar Nilda Elvira Vattuone (10 September 1911 – 20 December 2013), better known by her stage name Nelly Omar, was an Argentine actress and singer during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. She was successful as a tango singer, performing on numero ...

* Juan Carlos Altavista *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1941 films Argentine musical comedy films 1941 musical comedy films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Eduardo Morera Films set in Buenos Aires Films set in Rio de Janeiro (city) American black-and-white films 1940s Argentine films {{musical-comedy-film-stub