A 45-minute Technicolor fever dream where a city slicker learns ranching is hard and love is harder.
Cholita, after a long absence in Mexico City, is returning home to take up her duties as head of the rancho and, as everyone expects, to marry her childhood sweetheart José. Expectations are somewhat dashed as she shows up with Fernando to whom she is engaged. This makes José and Cholita's uncle more than a little bit put out as Fernando is not only not a Mexican, he is also a city slicker afraid of the country.
Cinematography
Technicolor so saturated it might damage your retinas.
Costume
Enough ruffled peasant blouses to outfit a small village fiesta.
Director
LeRoy Prinz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
LeRoy Prinz was primarily a choreographer who directed exactly three features; this was his last before returning to staging musical numbers for other directors.
This was part of Warner Bros' 'Mexican Spitfire' era of Latin-themed musicals starring actual Mexican performers like Jorge Negrete—rare for 1941 Hollywood, even if the stereotypes aged poorly.
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