Yo Quiero Ser Bataclana (1941)
Directed by Manuel Romero
Countries - Argentina |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
You Quiero Ser Bataclana translates roughly as I Want to Be Chorus Girl. Popular Latin American radio songstress Nini Marshall plays the heroine who aspires to the titular goal. Managing to land a job with a third-rate musical troupe, Marshall saves her new friends from bankruptcy with her extensive talents. The film's "money number" is a parody of Saint-Saens Dying Swan ballet, with Marshall delivering an abundance of belly laughs. Critics were rough on Yo Quiero Ser Bataclana, but audiences ate it up and asked for more.