Summary
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! is a 1956 American musical film starring Dámaso Pérez Prado, Stephen Dunne, the Mary Kaye Trio, Helen Grayco, Luis Arcaraz and his Orchestra, Lucerto Bárcenas, and Manny López and his Orchestra. It was produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and directed by Fred F. Sears and was their immediate follow-up to Rock Around the Clock (actress Alix Talton appeared in both films). Filming started 14 May 1956.[1]
| Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! | |
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| Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
| Written by | Robert E. Kent |
| Produced by | Sam Katzman |
| Starring | Damaso Perez Prado Helen Grayco Stephen Dunne |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Kline |
| Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date | October 2, 1956 |
Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
It was also known as Cha Cha Cha.[2]
Plot edit
An American record executive (Stephen Dunne) travels to Cuba to find some talent for his record label.
Cast edit
- Stephen Dunne as Bill Haven
- Damaso Perez Prado as Himself
- Helen Grayco as Herself
- Mary Kaye as Herself
- Alix Talton as Debbie Farmer
- Jose Gonzales-Gonzales as Pedro Fernandez
- Sylvia Lewis as Nita Munay
- Bernie Lowe as Himself
- Dante DiPaolo as Elvarez
- Ruben Rodriguez as Timbale Player
Soundtrack edit
Year 'Round Love
Written by Rose Marie McCoy, and Charles Singleton
Crazy Crazy
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Mambo No. 8
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Que Rico El Mambo
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Voodoo Suite
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
La niña Popoff
Written by Dámaso Pérez Prado, Albrecht Marcuse and Aguste G. Schmutz
Cuban Rock and Roll
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
El Marinero
Written by Ricardo Rico
The Lonesome Road
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Lyrics by Gene Austin
Performed by the Mary Kaye Trio
Get Happy
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Performed by the Mary Kaye Trio
Lilly's Lament
Written by Frances Maurine Barris, Robert Wells, Jack Allison and Loyce Whiteman
Performed by Helen Grayco
Save Your Sorrow
Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva
Music by Al Sherman
Despacho
Diosa
Written by Manny Lopez and Jorge Hernández
Mi musica es para ti
Written by René Touzet
Gelatina
Written by Carlos Molina and Alvaro Escobar
Lucero
Written by Carlos Molina and Alvaro Escobar
Theme from Picnic
Music by George Duning
References edit
External links edit
- Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! at the TCM Movie Database
- Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
