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Cabaret Shanghai (1950)

Cabaret Shanghai poster
Directed by
Juan Orol
Genre
Rumberas film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A nightclub performer gets entangled with criminals in 1950s Mexico. The story mixes musical numbers with a crime plot involving love and betrayal.

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What happens

Cabaret Shanghai (Spanish: Cabaret Shangai) is a 1950 Mexican musical crime drama film directed by Juan Orol. and starring Rosa Carmina, Manuel Arvide and Amparo Arozamena. It was part of the trend of Rumberas films, popular during the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. It was shot at the Azteca Studios in Mexico City. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ramón Rodríguez Granada. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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