Jalisco canta en Sevilla
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Jalisco canta en Sevilla (1949) is a Mexican film directed by Fernando de Fuentes, starring Jorge Negrete. This film represents the first Mexican-Spanish cinematic co-production. The story and musical numbers (the finale includes a performance by Negrete and the Trio Calaveras emphasize the cultural affinities between Mexico and Spain while warmly celebrating their differences.
The story concerns a handsome charro from Jalisco, down-and-out in the countryside with his fat and loyal sidekick (echos of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. We receive news that the charro has inherited a fortune from a distant relative in Spain, and so he must travel to Seville to collect it. A legal technicality impedes the speedy disbursement of his inheritance, so our two heroes take jobs on a local ranch as farmhands. It turns out that the owner of the ranch was formerly a bullfighter, and has fond memories of Mexico as a high point of his career, for which reason he befriends the charro. Our charro goes on to win the heart of the ranch owner's daughter, and manages to recover his inheritance with his father-in-law's help.
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