Pidgeon is the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. His daughter Powell thinks she is in love with the much older Iturbi. McDowall is her jealous boy friend, and Massey is the love interest for Pidgeon. A simplistic story that's really just an excuse for lavish song-and-dance numbers, it features lots
of color, big sets, and all-out production numbers. Cugat and his orchestra perform a few Latin tunes, and Iturbi takes on Rachmaninoff and Chopin. There are also some arrangements of Wagner thrown in with the Latin numbers. Of historical interest, Cuban premier Fidel Castro appeared in HOLIDAY IN
MEXICO as a teenager. According to Cugat, Castro appeared in several crowd scenes...
Released:
1946
Rated:
NR
Length:
127 mins