The son of a famous bullfighter is expected to follow his father's footsteps, but he prefers composing music instead. His twin sister impersonates him and fights in the bullfighting ring.
Ranked a measly 5.9 on imdb, Fiesta is very entertaining. You need some suspension of disbelief (Esther Williams is about as Mexican as I am), but it's good fun.
There's plenty of good Mexican music, a couple of good dance numbers with Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse, and some good Aaron Copland music. Montalban is good in his American film debut, while Mary Astor, John Carroll and Fortuni Bonanova are good in support. Esther Williams only has one brief swimming number, but looks as radiant as ever. Akim Tamiroff, an actor I usually don't like, is quite good.
Ranked a measly 5.9 on imdb, Fiesta is very entertaining. You need some suspension of disbelief (Esther Williams is about as Mexican as I am), but it's good fun.
There's plenty of good Mexican music, a couple of good dance numbers with Ricardo Montalban and Cyd Charisse, and some good Aaron Copland music. Montalban is good in his American film debut, while Mary Astor, John Carroll and Fortuni Bonanova are good in support. Esther Williams only has one brief swimming number, but looks as radiant as ever. Akim Tamiroff, an actor I usually don't like, is quite good.