''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 Silvana Roth (also known as Silvana Maria Rota, February 17, 1924 – April 3, 2010) was an Argentine stage and film actress.Melgosa p.55 A star of the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema, she appeared in twenty six films between 1940 and 1971. Source ...

and June Marlowe.Melgosa p.55 It was intended as an Argentine response to the Latin-American themed films produced by

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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

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

Cast

* June Marlowe * 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 favorite ...

* Carmen Brown * Pedro Quartucci *

María Santos María Santos was an Argentine actress. In 1943, she starred in Benito Perojo's '' Stella''. Other notable roles include: ''Maestro Levita'' (1938), '' La fuga'' (1937) and '' La serpiente de cascabel'' (1948). Selected filmography * '' La fuga' ...

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 Juan Carlos Altavista (January 4, 1929 in Buenos Aires – July 20, 1989) was an Argentine actor and comedian. Life Juan Carlos Altavista began his career at Teatro Infantil Labarden,Labarden children's theatre in Buenos Aires. Afterwards he l ...

* Rafael Carret

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