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Melodies of America

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Melodies of America
Directed byEduardo Morera
Written by
Starring
CinematographyMario Pagés
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • 1941 (1941)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

Melodies of America (Spanish:Melodías de América) is a 1941 Argentinian musical comedy film directed by Eduardo Morera and starring José Mojica, Silvana Roth and June Marlowe.[1] It was intended as an Argentine response to the Latin-American themed films produced by Hollywood as part of the Good Neighbor policy.

Synopsis

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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 hire a famous Mexican singer to star in it. On the boat down he meets and falls in love with a poor woman from Buenos Aires. Meanwhile, an American actress who has failed in Hollywood attempts to get a role in the production.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Melgosa p.55

Bibliography

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