When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
Jean Vanderwilt
- Maria Morales (as a Child)
- (as Jean Van)
Bobby Barber
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Eumenio Blanco
- Cantina Patron
- (uncredited)
Nick Borgani
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Gene Coogan
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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As an add to a review above which wondered whether Ricardo Montalban had any actual experience as a pianist or was just faking it, I think I can definitively answer, as a pianist myself, yes, he's a pianist (having just seen Fiesta, and the barroom scene where his character Mario Morales takes to the house upright to accompany himself, his composition having just come up on the radio).
That's not him on the soundtrack, probably, but he's most definitely fingering the quite complex piece correctly (con mucho gusto!), and this means that yes, Senor Montalban has a talent many of us were previously unaware of.
Discovered to my surprise the same thing about Gary Oldman, as I watched him as Ludwig Van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved, and Kyle McLachlan as Ray Manzarek in The Doors.
That's not him on the soundtrack, probably, but he's most definitely fingering the quite complex piece correctly (con mucho gusto!), and this means that yes, Senor Montalban has a talent many of us were previously unaware of.
Discovered to my surprise the same thing about Gary Oldman, as I watched him as Ludwig Van Beethoven in Immortal Beloved, and Kyle McLachlan as Ray Manzarek in The Doors.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song "La Bamba", in the soundtrack, would be a hit record for Ritchie Valens in 1958.
- GoofsDuring Maria's bullfighting scene, bulges in her frontal shots clearly indicate that the bullfighting is being done by a male stand-in.
- Quotes
Antonio Morales: You want to be famous, huh? Always remember, if you wish to live beyond your first fight, the bull does not stop to admire pretty pictures.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Forecast (1945)
- SoundtracksFantasia Mexicana
based on "El Salon Mexico"
Music by Aaron Copland
Music Adapted and Orchestrated by Johnny Green
Piano soloist André Previn
Details
- Runtime1 hour 44 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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