When a matador leaves town to focus on his music, his twin sister takes on his identity in the bullfighting ring.
Costume
Williams' matador outfits: impeccably tailored gender chaos.
Cinematography
Mexico-shot bullfight sequences are genuinely stunning.
Acting
Ricardo Montalban's smolder almost saves this ridiculous premise.
Director
Richard Thorpe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Esther Williams fought MGM for this role; she was drowning—literally—in aquatic musicals and demanded dry land.
Shot on location in Mexico during Hollywood's post-war 'exotic' location boom, though the actual bullring scenes used American stunt doubles and stock footage.
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