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La liga de las canciones (1941)
Character: N/A
International committee mounts a revue to promote Pan-American unity. Showbiz hotel rom-com hilarity ensues.
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Recién casados... no molestar (1951)
Character: N/A
Newly-married woman discovers that her husband's a virgin and not the notorious Don Juan that she'd heard rumors about, and their marriage almost collapses because he's faithful and monogamous and good.
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¡Centinela, alerta! (1937)
Character: Vedette
The young Candelas, seduced and abandoned by Arturo, an unscrupulous womanizer, meets two soldiers, Tiburcio and Angelillo, who, in order to help the girl out of her predicament, organize a musical recital to raise money.
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La hija del regimiento (1944)
Character: N/A
In Fuente Clara over ten years since any man born. The population, mostly female, are desperate and resorts to the reigning prince.
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El conde de Montecristo (1942)
Character: Haydée
Based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man who is unjustly imprisoned alongside an old man, who before dying reveals the location of a buried treasure. When the man manages to escape from his miserable cell, he changes his identity, becoming the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, an identity he uses to take revenge on those who betrayed him and sent him to prison.
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Ahora seremos felices (1939)
Character: Alma
Alma falls in love with Julio, a famous singer, but her parents oppose the idea thinking that it's just one more of her rich girl whims.
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Los expatriados (1963)
Character: Perla
The film, which is an ode to Rafael Hernández's song "Lamento borincano", is a social commentary of the political and social policies of the 40's and 50's which led to the abandonment of what was seen by many as the "pure", "virtuous" life of the finca (farm) for the "corrupting" influence of urban centers like San Juan and New York City.
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Mr. Dólar (1964)
Character: Perla
A Puerto Rican goes to New York to seek his fortune.
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Venezuela también canta (1951)
Character: N/A
A group of musicians try to establish a pacifist Latin American philharmonic orchestra. They must face the efforts of an American spy to ruin the project.
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La pícara Susana (1945)
Character: Susana Martínez Rico
Socialist librarian gets mixed up in the family life of a spoiled rich girl and her screwball family.
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Las cinco noches de Adán (1942)
Character: Lola
Globe-hopping playboy bachelor is getting on in years, so he invites his five international children to come live with him.
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Luna de miel en Puerto Rico (1966)
Character: N/A
Manuel, the manager of the (real-life) Hotel Condado Beach in San Juan, and his assistant Paquito decide to promote their establishment by offering free "honeymoons in Puerto Rico" to newlywed couples.
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¡Ay, qué tiempos señor don Simón! (1941)
Character: Inés
A not very grief stricken young widow flutters her hand fan between a dashing young soldier and an elderly politician in this Belle Epoque era musical comedy.
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La corte de Faraón (1944)
Character: Lota
The wise men of the kingdom interpret a dream of Pharaoh and decide that Putifar, a victorious general, should marry Lota, a virginal slave.
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El gendarme desconocido (1941)
Character: La criollita
A gang of thieves has jeopardized the city and even the police, whose chief urges their forces to captured the band within 48 hours. Meanwhile, band members meet in a cafe run by a widow and her daughter and her suitor, Cantinflas, who maintains a scuffle with the robbers running all at the station. Since then, Cantinflas become a member of the police force for special missions.
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Yo bailé con Don Porfirio (1942)
Character: Rosa / Violeta
Light comedy in which Joaquin Cortes and Mapy Pardavé join their talents, written and directed by Gilberto Martinez Solares. It deals with the life of a pair of twins from a provincial family who emigrated to the city, then one begins to work in a music magazine and occasionally is confused with her sister, which causes problems with their respective boyfriends.
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Seven Days' Leave (1942)
Character: Mapy (as Mapy Cortes)
Soldier Johnny Grey is engaged to marry singer Mapy Cortes, but his plans go awry when he learns that he is the heir to $100,000 from his great-grandfather -- a bequest that comes with a catch: before claiming the money, Johnny must marry a descendant of his great-grandfather's Civil War enemy, General Havelock-Allen. Not wanting to disrupt his planned marriage to Mapy, Johnny must figure out how to concoct a temporary marriage-of-convenience with the descendant -- who turns out to be the beautiful Terry Havelock-Allen.
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El sexo fuerte (1946)
Character: N/A
Two men are shipwrecked and arrive in the Kingdom of Eden, where the women control all the power.
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Mexican Moods (1942)
Character: Self
This 1942 travelogue film, directed by Aldo Ermini and sponsored by the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, showcases Mexican culture during World War II, focusing on various cultural activities and popular entertainers of the time. The film features notable figures like Puerto Rican actress and singer Mapy Cortés, Mexican comedian Cantinflas, and a re-enactment of Aztec traditions.
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Las tandas del principal (1949)
Character: Lucero Reyes / Rosario Aldama
Frivolous young dandy is trying to score with an operetta singer, but she ends up with his uncle.
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