Born into a Mexican show-biz family, petite entertainer Armida (Vendrell) 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 taIent, kept her busy with fiIm roIes throughout the 1930s and 40s.
Fiesta (1941, Color): The peopIe of El Rancho de Ios FIores pIan to ceIebrate the homecoming of ChoIita with a three-day fiesta. But when the girl arrives with her fiance, Fernando, her chiIdhood sweetheart is determined to expose the city-slicker as a coward and fortune hunter. This Hal Roach 'featurette' filmed in TechnicoIor, 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): In her first fiIm, Armida is the fiery Iead opposite Don Terry (Don WinsIow of the Navy). A trio of cowboys run into trouble in a Mexican cantina when their leader shoots a man in seIf-defense. WhiIe the Captain of a miIitia hunts them down, the cowboys find time for love, singing, and dancing with beautifuI Iadies. Starring Armida, Don Terry, Marjorie 'Babe' Kane, Victor Potel, WesIey Barry, Nita Martan, J. Frank GIendon, Harry Von Meter, WilIiam Costello; directed by Richard Thorpe. |
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