To the Sound of the Mambo

To the Sound of the Mambo

1950 · 89 min · ★ 6.4 · Comedy, Drama

A fun musical comedy style of the 50s where the infectious rhythm of the son and the mambo, led by the hand by the incomparable Damaso Perez Prado, will a waste of good music and grace. With a formidable cast, and above all a fabulous collector's item.

Directed by Chano Urueta · Written by Antonio Guzmán Aguilera

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