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{{infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Le Chanteur de Mexico
| name = The Singer from Mexico
| image = Le_Chanteur_de_Mexico.jpg
| image = Le_Chanteur_de_Mexico.jpg
| director = [[Richard Pottier]]
| director = [[Richard Pottier]]
| producer = [[Benito Perojo]]
| writers = Raymond Vincy <br> Jesus Maria de Arozamena
| writer = Raymond Vincy<br>Jesus Maria de Arozamena<br>Félix Gandéra
| starring = [[Luis Mariano]] <br> [[Bourvil]] <br> [[Annie Cordy]] <br> [[Fernando Rey]]
| starring = [[Luis Mariano]]<br>[[Bourvil]]<br>[[Annie Cordy]]<br>[[Fernando Rey]]
| released = {{flagicon|FRA}} 24 January 1957
| music = [[Francis Lopez (composer)|Francis Lopez]]
| cinematography = [[Lucien Joulin]]
| editing = [[Maurice Serein]]
| released = {{Film date|1957|01|24|France|df=y}}
| studio = Productions Jason<br>Producciones Benito Perojo
| distributor =Vauban Productions
| language = French
| language = French
| country = France
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = France <br> Spain
| gross = $31,066,327<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9540 |title=Le Chanteur de Mexico (1956) |work=[[JP Box Office]]|accessdate=1956-12-21}}</ref>
| gross = $31,066,327<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jpbox-office.com/fichfilm.php?id=9540 |title=Le Chanteur de Mexico (1956) |work=[[JP Box Office]]|accessdate=2020-09-28}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Le Chanteur de Mexico''''' is a [[French cinema|French film]] directed by [[Richard Pottier]] starring [[Luis Mariano]] and [[Bourvil]], released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez' [[operetta]] that premiered at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] on 15 December 1951.
'''''The Singer from Mexico''''' (French: '''''Le Chanteur de Mexico''''') is a French-Spanish [[musical film]] directed by [[Richard Pottier]] starring [[Luis Mariano]] and [[Bourvil]], released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez's [[operetta]] that premiered at the [[Théâtre du Châtelet]] on 15 December 1951. It was in a tradition of [[operetta film]]s that stretched back to the early [[sound era]].


It was shot at the [[Billancourt Studios]] and on location in [[Paris]] and [[Spain]]. The film's sets were designed by the art directors [[Sigfrido Burmann]] and [[Serge Piménoff]].
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"Francis Lopez composed for ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'' one of his best scores in which the [[aria]]s integrate well into the atmosphere of the action; the airs were rapidly on everybody's lips: ''Mexico'', ''Rossignol'', ''Acapulco'', ''Il est un coin de France'', ''Maïtechu'', ''Quant on voit Paris d'en haut'', ''Quant on est deux amis''." <ref>Académie Nationale de l'Opérette, [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/anao/oeuvre/chanteurmexico.html Le Chanteur de Mexico]</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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"Francis Lopez composed for ''Le Chanteur de Mexico'' one of his best scores in which the [[aria]]s integrate well into the atmosphere of the action; the airs were rapidly on everybody's lips: ''Mexico'', ''Rossignol'', ''Acapulco'', ''Il est un coin de France'', ''Maïtechu'', ''Quant on voit Paris d'en haut'', ''Quant on est deux amis''."<ref>Académie Nationale de l'Opérette, [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/anao/oeuvre/chanteurmexico.html Le Chanteur de Mexico]</ref>


The operetta was revived in 2006 at the Théâtre du Châtelet with a cast that included Ismaël Jordi, [[Rossy de Palma]], [[Jean Benguigui]] and [[Clotilde Courau]].
The operetta was revived in 2006 at the Théâtre du Châtelet with a cast that included Ismaël Jordi, [[Rossy de Palma]], [[Jean Benguigui]] and [[Clotilde Courau]].


==Cast==
==Cast==
*[[Luis Mariano]] as ''Miguel Morano/Vincent Etchebar''
* [[Luis Mariano]] as Miguel Morano/Vincent Etchebar
*[[Bourvil]] as ''Bilou''
* [[Bourvil]] as Bilou
*[[Annie Cordy]] as ''Cri-Cri''
* [[Annie Cordy]] as Cri-Cri
*[[Tilda Thamar]] as ''Eva Marchal''
* [[Tilda Thamar]] as Eva Marchal
*[[Fernando Rey]] as ''Cartoni''
* [[Fernando Rey]] as Cartoni
*Gisèle Grandpré as ''La Tornada''
* Gisèle Grandpré as La Tornada
*[[Pauline Carton]] as ''Cri-Cri's Aunt''
* [[Pauline Carton]] as Cri-Cri's Aunt
*[[Paul Faivre]] as ''Bidache''
* [[Paul Faivre]] as Bidache
* [[Manolo Morán]] as Martínez
* Jacques Angelvin as Le speaker du radio crochet
* [[Robert Dalban]] as Le portier du théâtre
* [[Fernando Rey]] as Cartoni - l'impresario


==References==
==References==
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*{{IMDb title|0049050|Le Chanteur de Mexico}}


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Latest revision as of 17:10, 12 March 2024

The Singer from Mexico
Directed byRichard Pottier
Written byRaymond Vincy
Jesus Maria de Arozamena
Félix Gandéra
Produced byBenito Perojo
StarringLuis Mariano
Bourvil
Annie Cordy
Fernando Rey
CinematographyLucien Joulin
Edited byMaurice Serein
Music byFrancis Lopez
Production
companies
Productions Jason
Producciones Benito Perojo
Distributed byVauban Productions
Release date
  • 24 January 1957 (1957-01-24) (France)
Running time
85 minutes
CountriesFrance
Spain
LanguageFrench
Box office$31,066,327[1]

The Singer from Mexico (French: Le Chanteur de Mexico) is a French-Spanish musical film directed by Richard Pottier starring Luis Mariano and Bourvil, released in 1957. It was a screen version of Francis Lopez's operetta that premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet on 15 December 1951. It was in a tradition of operetta films that stretched back to the early sound era.

It was shot at the Billancourt Studios and on location in Paris and Spain. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sigfrido Burmann and Serge Piménoff.

Soundtrack

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"Francis Lopez composed for Le Chanteur de Mexico one of his best scores in which the arias integrate well into the atmosphere of the action; the airs were rapidly on everybody's lips: Mexico, Rossignol, Acapulco, Il est un coin de France, Maïtechu, Quant on voit Paris d'en haut, Quant on est deux amis."[2]

The operetta was revived in 2006 at the Théâtre du Châtelet with a cast that included Ismaël Jordi, Rossy de Palma, Jean Benguigui and Clotilde Courau.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Chanteur de Mexico (1956)". JP Box Office. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  2. ^ Académie Nationale de l'Opérette, Le Chanteur de Mexico
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