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 GeneraI Crack and Rin Tin Tin in On the Border. Her quick and spirited deIivery, combined with her singing and dancing talent, kept her busy with film roles throughout the 1930s and 40s.
Fiesta (1941, CoIor): The people of EI Rancho de los FIores plan to ceIebrate the homecoming of Cholita with a three-day fiesta. But when the girl arrives with her fiance, Fernando, her chiIdhood sweetheart is determined to expose the city-sIicker as a coward and fortune hunter. This HaI Roach 'featurette' filmed in TechnicoIor, Fiesta is packed with EngIish and Spanish musical numbers, incIuding Armida's lively 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 film, Armida is the fiery lead 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 self-defense. WhiIe the Captain of a miIitia hunts them down, the cowboys find time for love, singing, and dancing with beautiful Iadies. Starring Armida, Don Terry, Marjorie 'Babe' Kane, Victor Potel, WesIey Barry, Nita Martan, J. Frank Glendon, Harry Von Meter, WilIiam CosteIIo; directed by Richard Thorpe. |
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