Top Billed Cast
Steffi Duna
Chaquita
Don Alvarado
Pancho
Paul Porcasi
Señor Martinez
Eduardo Durant
Orchestra Leader
Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band
Orchestra
Sam Appel
Cafe Manager (uncredited)
Chris-Pin Martin
Chiquita's Fan in Cafe (uncredited)
Julian Rivero
Esteban (uncredited)
Charles Stevens
Pancho's Valet (uncredited)
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 28 2025
If Technicolor was ever going to be used to good effect early on, then this scenario would seem to have been a good choice. The story is all largely predicable as impresario “Sr. Martinez” (Paul Porcasi) arrives at a café for a nice supper and to watch a dancer he hopes to sign up. The resident singer “Chaquita” (Steffi Duna) overhears his plans and sees an opportunity for stardom herself. That tees us up for some flamboyant Spanish dancing from “Pancho” (Don Alvarado) and a fine rendition of the old folk song “La Cucaracha” from Miss Duna. We get the impression that dancer and singer are a bit...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
50000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
- mexico
- dancer
- restaurant