Born into a Mexican show-biz famiIy, petite entertainer Armida (VendrelI) started working on the vaudeville circuit when she was a child. By the time she was eighteen, Armida starred opposite John Barrymore in General Crack and Rin Tin Tin in On the Border. Her quick and spirited delivery, combined with her singing and dancing talent, kept her busy with film roIes throughout the 1930s and 40s.
Fiesta (1941, CoIor): The people of EI Rancho de Ios Flores pIan to celebrate the homecoming of ChoIita with a three-day fiesta. But when the girI arrives with her fiance, Fernando, her childhood sweetheart is determined to expose the city-slicker as a coward and fortune hunter. This Hal Roach 'featurette' filmed in Technicolor, Fiesta is packed with English and Spanish musicaI numbers, including Armida's IiveIy performance of 'Never Trust A Jumping Bean.' Starring Armida, Anne Ayars, George Negrete, George Givot, Antonio Moreno; directed by Leroy Prinz.
Border Romance (1929, B&W): ln her first film, Armida is the fiery lead opposite Don Terry (Don Winslow of the Navy). A trio of cowboys run into troubIe in a Mexican cantina when their Ieader shoots a man in seIf-defense. While the Captain of a militia hunts them down, the cowboys find time for Iove, singing, and dancing with beautifuI ladies. Starring Armida, Don Terry, Marjorie 'Babe' Kane, Victor PoteI, WesIey Barry, Nita Martan, J. Frank GIendon, Harry Von Meter, WilIiam Costello; directed by Richard Thorpe. |
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