Fiesta

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RICHARD S Jul 5 Great cast and production values. Esther swims only a few seconds in a rural pond. Montalban, at his most youthful and physical best, bull fights, dances (with Cyd Charisse) and actually plays piano expertly to the brilliant Aaron Copeland score. Overall, a very engrossing film without the spectacular water ballets you would normally expect. Montalban's earliest work for MGM, promises a better career than MGM allowed. And where else can you get a glimpse of Esther performing as a matador? Pretty good stuff! See more Steve D 06/04/2023 Painfully overdone with terrible music. See more ashley h @ashleyhobgood87 07/15/2022 Fiesta is a decent film. It is about a matador who leaves town to focus on his music and his twin sister takes his place. Esther Williams and Ricardo Montalban give good performances. The script is a little slow in places. Richard Thorpe did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of drama and romance. See more 12/09/2021 Great movie my favorite Esther Williams movie See more 03/15/2017 Another in the Esther Williams catalog. Fiesta is Ricardo Montalban's film debut! Esther and Ricardo portray Maria and Mario, the twin children of a famous matador. Maria wants to bullfight, Mario is expected to, but his passion is music. Maria masquerading as Mario fights in the arena. Eventually her father figures it all out and Mario follows his passion for music. The movie also features Cyd Charisse and the song La Bamba, later famously associated with Ritchie Valens. See more 10/23/2016 Obviously, this was a vehicle for Ricardo Montalban, who is excellent. Williams, who looks beautiful and as always makes the most of every scene she is in, barely has a supporting role, See more Read all reviews

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