Esther Williams was not my aunt although I had an aunt named Esther. As other reviewers have noted, Ms. Williams was miscast. I have known naturally blond Mexican women, redheaded Mexican women, etc. but they didn't look European (ancestry), like Esther. She resembles Ingrid Bergman. Had the film been set in Spain, it would have been more believable because a lot of Spaniards are fair-skinned and look a lot like Europeans and Americans.
So, what does this have to do with the overall production? Besides the mis-casting, the script is awful, the film boring and, just because an actor has a birthday, doesn't mean TCM should devote an entire day or week to his/her films. I am not young, so I remember Esther Williams, but to some she was a movie heroine. I think of Esther as being a step below Doris Day, not giving much credit to either.
So, what does this have to do with the overall production? Besides the mis-casting, the script is awful, the film boring and, just because an actor has a birthday, doesn't mean TCM should devote an entire day or week to his/her films. I am not young, so I remember Esther Williams, but to some she was a movie heroine. I think of Esther as being a step below Doris Day, not giving much credit to either.