La Cucaracha
Señor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local café in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there. Martinez tells the café owner that if the dancer is as good as he has heard, he will offer the dancer a contract to perform in his theater. The café's female singer hears about this and is determined that he won't leave the café without her.
From the archive
A musical short where the three-strip Technicolor process was used for the first time. Extracted from the file "Comedy shorts" available on Public Domain Movie Torrents. Plot taken from IMDb: Senor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local bar in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there. Martinez tells the bar owner that if the dancer is as good as he has heard, he will offer him a contract to perform in his theater. The bar's female singer hears about this and is determined that he won't leave the bar without her. Cast: Steffi Duna, Don Alvarado, Paul Porcasi, Eduardo Durant Orchestra: Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band
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- Director
- Lloyd Corrigan
- Starring
- Steffi Duna, Don Alvarado, Paul Porcasi, Eduardo Durant, Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band, Sam Appel, Chris-Pin Martin, Julian Rivero
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