Lolita Sevilla Movies
- 1954
The famed "barber of Seville" Figaro (Luis Mariano) experiences further misadventures in this lighthearted musical adventure. Figaro's splendid singing voice attracts the attention of a gang of bandits, who kidnap the hapless barber and force him sing, the better to lure potential victims into their clutches. Upon escaping, Figaro is fingered as a criminal by one of his victims, so he decides to hide out in the Sevillian army. He is shipped off to the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, where he not only becomes a reluctant war hero, but also rescues a local beauty from an unwanted marriage. The film is strictly a vehicle for popular Italian recording artist Luis Mariano, who fulfills his acting obligations with exuberance if not brilliance. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Luis Mariano, Lolita Sevilla, (more)
- 1952
Bienvenido Mr. Marshall (Welcome Mr. Marshall) is a comedy predicated on the Marshall Plan, which provided American financial aid to deserving European communities. When two Marshall-Plan representatives announce plans to drive through a small Spanish town on the Iberian peninsula, the mayor, in cahoots with a publicity agent, intends to make as good an impression as possible. As a result, all signs of Western culture are hidden, and the town is transformed into a picture-postcard version of Old Iberia. As the townsfolk await the arrival of the Americans, each citizen conjures up visions (mostly inaccurate) of what life might be like in the good old USA. The satirical thrust of Bienvenido Mr. Marshall was misinterpreted as "leftist" by some observers when the film opened at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Lolita Sevilla, Alberto Romea, (more)
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