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La reina del trópico (1946)

La reina del trópico poster
Directed by
Raúl de Anda
Genre
Rumberas film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A tropical singer navigates love and ambition in a musical setting. The film follows her rise to fame while dealing with personal conflicts.

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What happens

The Queen of the Tropics (Spanish: La reina del trópico) is a 1946 Mexican musical drama film directed by Raúl de Anda and starring María Antonieta Pons, Luis Aguilar and Fernando Soto "Mantequilla". It is in the tradition of Rumberas films. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director José Rodríguez Granada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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