El bolero de Raquel
Encyclopedia
El bolero de Raquel is a 1957
Mexican film starring Cantinflas
, Manola Saavedra
and Flor Silvestre
. Child actor
Paquito Fernández was nominated for a 1958
Silver Ariel for Best Performance by a Child Actor for the role of Chavita.
This was Cantinflas first color film in Mexico, and in it he played shoeshiner (bolero in Spanish), who works to support his girlfriend Raquel played by Saavedra. Cantinflas also dances to Ravel
's Boléro
with actress Elaine Bruce, a scene reminiscent of his Apache dance in the 1944 film, Gran Hotel. El bolero de Raquel satirizes the lifestyles of the rich with their bodyguards, managers etc through scenes set in posh nightclubs. Though a relative box-office disappointment for a Cantinflas film, it still ranked among the most profitable Mexican films of the year.
1957 in film
The year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
Mexican film starring Cantinflas
Cantinflas
Fortino Mario Alfonso Moreno Reyes , was a Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter known professionally as Cantinflas. He often portrayed impoverished campesinos or a peasant of pelado origin...
, Manola Saavedra
Manola Saavedra
Manola Saavedra is a Spanish-born Mexican film and television actress, perhaps best known for her role in El bolero de Raquel .-External links:...
and Flor Silvestre
Flor Silvestre (actress)
Flor Silvestre , is a Mexican actress, ranchera singer, and comic book superhero. She is regarded as one of the great "folklóricas" of Mexican cinema, Silvestre is also one of the principal cinematographic and musical stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema...
. Child actor
Child actor
The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting in motion pictures or television, but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child; to avoid confusion, the latter is also called a former child actor...
Paquito Fernández was nominated for a 1958
1958 in film
The year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946....
Silver Ariel for Best Performance by a Child Actor for the role of Chavita.
This was Cantinflas first color film in Mexico, and in it he played shoeshiner (bolero in Spanish), who works to support his girlfriend Raquel played by Saavedra. Cantinflas also dances to Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
's Boléro
Boléro
Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel . Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition....
with actress Elaine Bruce, a scene reminiscent of his Apache dance in the 1944 film, Gran Hotel. El bolero de Raquel satirizes the lifestyles of the rich with their bodyguards, managers etc through scenes set in posh nightclubs. Though a relative box-office disappointment for a Cantinflas film, it still ranked among the most profitable Mexican films of the year.
External links
- Dance scene from El bolero de Raquel – Cantinflas' character ruins dancer Elaine Bruce's rendition of RavelMaurice RavelJoseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
's BoléroBoléroBoléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel . Originally composed as a ballet commissioned by Russian ballerina Ida Rubinstein, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is Ravel's most famous musical composition....