The Girl from Mexico
| The Girl from Mexico | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Goodwins |
| Produced by | Robert Sisk |
| Written by | Lionel Houser and Joseph Fields |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Girl from Mexico is a 1939 American comedy film starring Lupe Vélez. She plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself.
This low-budget film's unexpected box-office success resulted in a sequel, Mexican Spitfire, and eventually eight films all together. All eight were directed by Goodwins, used venerable comedian Leon Errol as a comic foil, and showcased Vélez's comic persona, indulging in broken-English malapropisms, troublemaking ideas, sudden fits of temper, occasional songs, and bursts of Spanish invective.
Cast
- Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Fuentes
- Donald Woods as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay
- Leon Errol as Uncle Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay
- Linda Hayes as Elizabeth Price
- Donald MacBride as L. B. Renner
- Edward Raquello as Tony Romano
- Elisabeth Risdon as Aunt Della Lindsay
- Ward Bond as Mexican Pete, the Wrestler
External links
- The Girl from Mexico at the American Film Institute Catalog
- The Girl from Mexico at the Internet Movie Database
- Turner Classic Movies page