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La Cucaracha( 1934)

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Melody Drama Of Dazzling Splendor In The New Technicolor

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Steffi Duna

      Chaquita

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      Don Alvarado

      Pancho

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      Paul Porcasi

      Señor Martinez

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      Eduardo Durant

      Orchestra Leader

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      Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band

      Orchestra

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      Sam Appel

      Cafe Manager (uncredited)

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      Chris-Pin Martin

      Chiquita's Fan in Cafe (uncredited)

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      Julian Rivero

      Esteban (uncredited)

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      Charles Stevens

      Pancho's Valet (uncredited)

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    A 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

    -

    Keywords

    • mexico
    • dancer
    • restaurant