Clavelitos
Sarita Montiel
Canciones de la pelicula
El Ultimo Cuple
London ffrr LL 1772
1957
From the back cover: "The Couplet" is the music of a whole period, a frivolous, kindly, sentimental, generous period, which the famous film Director, Juan de Orduna, has succeeded in bringing to life again in delightful images, through the wit and charm of Sara Montiel, in his film "El Ultimo Cuplé."
The well-known film actress, Sarita Montiel, who has won fame in Hollywood by her art and beauty, is a revelation in "El Couplet" as a singer of high quality and pure style. She sings these ballads from the early years of this century in a highly professional way, and revived our memories "those times of the couplet."
The time of La Fornarina, Raquel Miller, Pastor Imperio, La Goya, Mercedes Seros... and so many, many "stars," creators of the tune of the latest couplet, which sometimes made its debut with all honors and maximum expectation.
All this period, all these picturesque and charming times shown in Jaun de Orduna's film, "El Ultimo Cuplé," are mirrored in these magical melodies, which we now offer in the calid and moving voice of Sarita Montiel, full of emotion, dedicating them in affectionate memory of those songstresses who in their day delighted a whole generation with the magical charm of "the couplet."
El Relicario
Ven y Ven
Balance, Balance
Clavelitos
Tu No Eres Eso
La Nieta De Carmen
Nena
Valencia
Fumando Espero
Sus Picaros Ojos
La Madelon
La Machicha
Very fabulous! Beautiful cover. I am not familiar with her!
ReplyDeleteLooks a little like Ava Gardner.
ReplyDeleteShe is very famous in Spain and all Latin America. I have that vinyl from my dad collection. From Wiki: Sara Montiel (also Sarita Montiel or Saritísima) (born March 10, 1928) is a Spanish singer, and actress. She is still a much-loved and internationally known name in the Spanish-speaking movie and music industries.
ReplyDeleteMontiel was born in Campo de Criptana in the region of Castile–La Mancha in 1928 as María Antonia Abad (complete name María Antonia Alejandra Vicenta Elpidia Isidora Abad Fernández). After her unprecedented international hit in Juan de Orduña's El Último Cuplé in 1957, Montiel achieved the status of mega-star in Europe and Latin America. She was the first woman to distill sex openly in Spanish cinema at a time when even a low cut dress was not acceptable.
Montiel was the most commercially successful Spanish actress during the mid twentieth century in much of the world. Miss Montiel's film Varietes was banned in Beijing in 1973. Her films El Último Cuple and La Violetera netted the highest gross revenues ever recorded for films made in the Spanish speaking movie industry during the 50s and 60s. She also played the role of Antonia, the niece of Don Quixote, in the 1947 Spanish film version of Cervantes's great novel.
She was recently portrayed in the Pedro Almodóvar film Bad Education by a male actor in drag (Gael García Bernal) as the transsexual character Zahara, and a film clip from one of her movies was used as well.
Sarita Montiel acted in at least one US film, as a Sioux woman in an RKO western, RUN OF THE ARROW (1957,) opposite Rod Steiger. Unfortunately, RKO felt her accent was too thick and completely replaced her speaking voice...which was dubbed by ANGIE DICKINSON!
ReplyDeletePLEASE, HOW I CAN TO DOWNLOAD ??
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DeleteWhere can I get sheet music for El Ultimo Cuple? I love singing the songs, but need the sheet music for my accompanist
ReplyDeleteIf you want I can put it on Link
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