Cha-Cha-Cha Boom (1956)

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Synopsis of Cha-Cha-Cha Boom

The ineluctable Sam Katzman pounced upon the "cha-cha" craze with the musical quickie Cha-Cha-Cha-Boom! Recording stars Perez Prado, Helen Grayco, Luis Arcaraz, Manny Lopez and the Mary Kaye Trio play themselves in this hurriedly assembled melange. The wafer-thin plot concerns the efforts of talent scout Bill Haven (Steve Dunne) to scare up some genuine Latino talent for his own recording company. To make a long story short, he coerces bandleader Perez Prado out of his native Cuba, whereupon Prado rallies his cha-cha'ing cohorts to assemble en masse in Haven's studio. The film is stolen by lissome dancer Sylvia Lewis, who later appeared on such TVers as The Dick Van Dyke Show. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Complete Cast of Cha-Cha-Cha Boom

Director(s):

Fred Sears

Writer(s):

Ben Kline, James B. Gordon

Producer(s):

Sam Katzman

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