Fiesta (1947)
| Release Date | 12 June 1947 |
| Genre | Musical, Drama, Adventure |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Puebla, Puebla, Mexico |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Adventure Drama |
| Themes | Gender-Bending, Sibling Relationships, Musician's Life |
| Tags | Bullfight, Composer, Love, Marriage, Matador, Music, Romance, Twins |
Fiesta was an American Technicolor musical-drama film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1947, starring Esther Williams, Ricardo Montalbán, Mary Astor and Cyd Charisse. The film was directed by Richard Thorpe and written by George Bruce and Lester Cole. The film focuses on Mario Morales (Ricardo Montalbán), a bullfighter who wants to be a composer, and his twin sister, Maria Morales (Esther Williams), who wants to be a bullfighter even though she is a woman. When Mario runs away to study music, Maria takes his place in the ring to lure him back.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Hugo Haas
Maximino Contreras
Jean Van
Maria Morales, as a child
Joey Preston
Mario Morales, as a child
John Maxwell
Mr. Contreras' Assistant
Ben Welden
Policeman
Director
Richard Thorpe
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Producer
George Bruce
writer
Lester Cole
writer
Jack Cummings
producer
Original Music
Johnny Green
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Cinematographer
Wilfred M. Cline
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Sidney Wagner
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Editor
Blanche Sewell
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Art Director
William Ferrari
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Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Makeup Department
Jack Dawn
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Al Jennings
assistant director
Art Department
Thomas Theuerkauf
associate set decorator
Sound Department
Music Department
Ted Duncan
additional orchestrator
Johnny Green
orchestrator
Other Crew
Henri Jaffa
associate technicolor color director
Natalie Kalmus
technicolor color director
Eugene Loring
choreographer
Leslie H. Martinson
script supervisor
Production Company
MGM-International Dist.
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
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Mill Creek Entertainment
Miscellaneous
Los Bocheros
group cast members
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