To the Sound of the Mambo (Spanish: Al son del mambo) is a 1950 Mexican musical film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Adalberto Martínez «Resortes», Amalia Aguilar and Rita Montaner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. It was shot at the Churubusco Studios in Mexico City and on location in Havana. It was produced as a Rumberas film, a genre popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema.
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Plot
Don Chonito Godinez (Adalberto Martínez), the wealthy owner of a business of Mexican enchiladas, flees Mexico to escape to the modern life and tries to find comfort in Havana. Don Chonito is convinced by a restoring called Maria La O (Amparo Arozamena) for days at a resort in the country. There, he coincides with his sister (Esther Luquín), a depressed American woman (Joan Page), a composer (Roberto Romagna) and two detectives (Joaquín García "Borolas" and Mario Garcia "Harapos"), which should give him some very important information. Under the administration of the Cuban singer Rita Montaner, and with songs and dances provided by her daughter Reyna (Amalia Aguilar), the estate which houses the complex, is a kind of cabaret that works all day. So the owners and all his friends (including the "King of Mambo" Damaso Perez Prado with full orchestra), Don Chonito decide to enjoy himself, doing nothing.
Cast
Adalberto Martínez «Resortes» as Don Chon Godinez
Amalia Aguilar as Reyna
Roberto Romaña as Roberto Dávila
Rita Montaner as Rita
Amparo Arozamena as María La O
Esther Luquin as Linda
Joaquín García "Borolas"
Mario García "Harapos"
Anabel Gutiérrez
Joan Page
Nacho Contla
Damaso Perez Prado
Juan Bruno Tarraza
Dolly Sisters
Beny Moré
Los Tres Diamantes
Pedro Galindo Galarza
Chucho Martínez Gil
Chelo La Rue & ballet
Alberto Domínguez
Yeyo
Reviews
The music of the Cuba Damaso Perez Prado could not go unnoticed in the Mexican cinema of the 1950s. Chano Urueta was the director responsible for this musical revue with a minimal plot. In which Roberto Romagna served as presenter, and starring eccentric comedian Adalberto Martínez "Resortes". The film is a document of great value for the musical rhythms of those days, with numbers of great artists like Rita Montaner and Perez Prado and the singer Pedro Galindo with mariachis, pianist Juan Bruno Tarraza and many others. Besides the music of Perez Prado, he performed as an actor. Onscreen presences include Amalia Aguilar, Joan Page, the voluptuous Dolly Sisters, and the young rising star Anabel Gutiérrez.