Mexican Spitfire (film)
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Promotional poster of the film
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| Directed by |
Leslie Goodwins James Anderson (assistant) |
| Produced by | Cliff Reid |
| Written by | Charles E. Roberts and Joseph Fields |
| Starring |
Lupe Vélez Leon Errol Donald Woods |
| Music by | Paul Sawtell |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time
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67 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $106,000 |
| Box office | $102,000 |
Mexican Spitfire is a 1940 American comedy film starring Lupe Vélez. She plays a hot-headed, fast-talking Mexican singer taken to New York for a radio gig, who decides she wants the ad agency man for herself. The film was the sequel of the film The Girl from Mexico (1939) and was the first of a film series of seven more films with the same title and main characters.
Newlyweds Dennis (Donald Woods) and Carmelita (Lupe Vélez) have several obstacles to deal with in their new marriage: Carmelita's fiery Latin temper, a meddling aunt and a conniving ex-fiancee who is determined to break up their marriage.
First official entry in the series is a retread of The Girl from Mexico, but shifts focus from bland leading man Woods to hilarious Errol in dual role of Uncle Matt and the tipsy Lord Epping. The film was succeeded by another 6 films:
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