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{{short description|1939 film by Leslie Goodwins}}
{{Infobox Film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Girl from Mexico
| name = The Girl from Mexico
| image =
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| director = [[Leslie Goodwins]]
| director = [[Leslie Goodwins]]
| producer = Robert Sisk
| producer = Robert Sisk
| writer = Lionel Houser and [[Joseph Fields]]
| writer = Lionel Houser<br>[[Joseph Fields]]
| starring = [[Lupe Vélez]]<br>[[Donald Woods (actor)|Donald Woods]]<br>[[Leon Errol]]<br>Linda Hayes<br>[[Donald MacBride]]<br>Edward Raquello
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| music = [[Albert Hay Malotte]]<br>[[Harry Tierney]]<br>[[Roy Webb]]
| starring =
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| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie (cinematographer)|Jack MacKenzie]]
| music =
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| editing = Desmond Marquette
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| cinematography = [[Jack MacKenzie]]
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| distributor = [[RKO Radio Pictures]]
| distributor = [[RKO Radio Pictures]]
| released = 2 June 1939
| released = {{Film date|1939|06|02}}
| runtime = 71 min.
| runtime = 71 minutes
| country = [[United States]]
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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'''''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.
'''''The Girl from Mexico''''' is a 1939 American [[comedy film]] directed by [[Leslie Goodwins]] and written by Lionel Houser and [[Joseph Fields]]. The film stars [[Lupe Vélez]], who 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 (film)|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.
This low-budget film's unexpected box-office success resulted in a sequel, ''[[Mexican Spitfire (film)|Mexican Spitfire]]'', and eventually a [[Mexican Spitfire (film series)|film series]] of seven 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. The film was released June 2, 1939, by [[RKO Radio Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1779/The-Girl-from-Mexico/ |title=The Girl from Mexico (1939) - Overview |publisher=TCM.com |date= |accessdate=2015-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nugent |first=Frank S. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93043/The-Girl-from-Mexico/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614235741/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/93043/The-Girl-from-Mexico/overview |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-06-14 |title=The-Girl-from-Mexico - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2015 |accessdate=2015-06-12}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Plot==
Denny Lindsay, a radio man, brings back a singer, Carmelita Fuenes, from Mexico.
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==Cast==
* [[Lupe Vélez]] as Carmelita Fuentes
* [[Lupe Vélez]] as Carmelita Fuentes
* [[Donald Woods (actor)|Donald Woods]] as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay
* [[Donald Woods (actor)|Donald Woods]] as Dennis 'Denny' Lindsay
* [[Leon Errol]] as Uncle Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay
* [[Leon Errol]] as Uncle Matthew 'Matt' Lindsay
* Linda Hayes as Elizabeth Price
* [[Linda Hayes (actress)|Linda Hayes]] as Elizabeth Price
* [[Donald MacBride]] as L. B. Renner
* [[Donald MacBride]] as L. B. Renner
* Edward Raquello as Tony Romano
* Edward Raquello as Tony Romano
* [[Elisabeth Risdon]] as Aunt Della Lindsay
* [[Elisabeth Risdon]] as Aunt Della Lindsay
* [[Ward Bond]] as Mexican Pete, the Wrestler
* [[Ward Bond]] as Mexican Pete, the Wrestler

==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{AFI film|1095|The Girl from Mexico}}
* {{AFI film|1095}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0031370}}
* {{IMDb title|0031370}}
* {{Tcmdb title|1779}}
* [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/1779/The-Girl-from-Mexico/ Turner Classic Movies page]

{{Mexican Spitfire}}
{{Leslie Goodwins}}


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Latest revision as of 09:16, 22 December 2024

The Girl from Mexico
Directed byLeslie Goodwins
Written byLionel Houser
Joseph Fields
Produced byRobert Sisk
StarringLupe Vélez
Donald Woods
Leon Errol
Linda Hayes
Donald MacBride
Edward Raquello
CinematographyJack MacKenzie
Edited byDesmond Marquette
Music byAlbert Hay Malotte
Harry Tierney
Roy Webb
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • June 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Girl from Mexico is a 1939 American comedy film directed by Leslie Goodwins and written by Lionel Houser and Joseph Fields. The film stars Lupe Vélez, who 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 a film series of seven 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. The film was released June 2, 1939, by RKO Radio Pictures.[1][2]

Plot

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Denny Lindsay, a radio man, brings back a singer, Carmelita Fuenes, from Mexico.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "The Girl from Mexico (1939) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (2015). "The-Girl-from-Mexico - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
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