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Cucurrucucú Paloma

1965 · 99 min

A warm, song-filled rise-and-fall story that coasts on charm and melancholy, easy to sit through even when the drama turns bittersweet.

Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Lola Beltrán, Juan Gallardo, Guillermo Murray
Overview
Biography of a fictional ranchera singer whose career trajectory seems to parallel that of the actress performing the role.

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Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music
Starring
Lola Beltrán, Juan Gallardo, Guillermo Murray
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • music
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, music
Directed by
Miguel M. Delgado
Written by
Alfredo Salazar
Starring
Lola Beltrán, Juan Gallardo, Guillermo Murray, Carlos Riquelme, Maura Monti, Abel Salazar
Music
Antonio Díaz Conde
Cinematography
Jorge Stahl Jr.
Runtime
99 min

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