Comedy ·Action ·Romance ·Music · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 11m

The Girl from Mexico

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Director
Leslie Goodwins
Cast
Lupe Vélez as Carmelita Fuentes Donald Woods as Dennis Lindsay Leon Errol as Matthew Lindsay Donald MacBride as L. B. Renner Ward Bond as Mexican Pete Elisabeth Risdon as Della Lindsay
Crew
Joseph Fields — Screenplay Lionel Houser — Screenplay
Tagline

CARAMBA! CYCLONE! FIREWORKS!

Synopsis

Carmelita Fuentes is a fiery-Latin singer/dancer in Mexico City who has designs on Dennis Lindsay, an American publicity agent, for unclear reasons, while Lindsay's shiftless uncle Matthew Lindsay aids and abets her every step of the way to the marriage altar.

Mood & Themes
jealousymexicofightnightclubwrestlingdeceptionuncleb moviedeceitduplicity
Key Collaborators
Leslie Goodwins Director Joseph Fields Screenplay Lionel Houser Screenplay
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