The Beauty of Cadiz

The Beauty of Cadiz (French: La belle de Cadix, Spanish: La bella de Cádiz) is a 1953 French-Spanish musical comedy film directed by Raymond Bernard and Eusebio Fernández Ardavín and starring Luis Mariano, Carmen Sevilla and Jean Tissier. It is an operetta film, based on the 1945 operetta of the same title. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Léon Barsacq.

The Beauty of Cadiz
Directed by	Raymond Bernard Eusebio Fernández Ardavín
Written by	Francis Lopez (operetta) Maurice Vandair (operetta) Raymond Vincy (libretto) Marc Cab (libretto) Jesús María de Arozamena Raymond Bernard Jean-Pierre Feydeau Pierre Laroche
Produced by	Édouard Harispuru
Starring	Luis Mariano Carmen Sevilla Jean Tissier
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini
Edited by	Raymond Leboursier Margarita de Ochoa Bienvenida Sanz
Music by	Francis Lopez
Production companies	CCFC CEA
Distributed by	CCFC CEA
Release date	29 November 1953 (1953-11-29)
Running time	105 minutes
Countries	France Spain
Languages	French Spanish
Box office	$32.5 million

Plot

A French cinema company is shooting a picture requiring real gypsies, so they hire a whole bunch and choose beautiful María Luisa to team with famed singer Carlos Molina. The plot includes a marriage and María Luisa believes it has been a real one.

Cast

• Luis Mariano as Carlos
• Carmen Sevilla as Maria-Luisa
• Jean Tissier as Auguste Legrand
• Claude Nicot as Robert
• Claire Maurier as Alexandrine Dupont
• Thérèse Dorny as Blanche
• J.A. Pierjac as Manillon
• Léonce Corne as Le photographe
• José Torres as Raphael
• André Wasley
• Pierre Flourens
• Yvonne Claudie
• Conchita Bautista
• Fernando Sancho
• Rafael Arcos
• Rosario Royo
• Christine Bailli
• Chantal Retz
• Joëlle Robin
• Michèle Nancey
• Janine Zorelli

External links

• The Beauty of Cadiz at IMDb