Melodies of America

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.

Melodies of America
Directed byEduardo Morera
Written byFrancisco Chiarello
Ariel Cortazzo
Conrado de Koller
StarringJosé Mojica
Silvana Roth
June Marlowe
José Ramírez
Music byAgustín Lara
Rodolfo Sciammarella
CinematographyMario Pagés
Production
company
Release date
1941
Running time
94 minutes
CountryArgentina
LanguageSpanish

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

Cast

References

  1. Melgosa p.55

Bibliography

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