Escucha mi canción (1959)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Antonio del Amo

Writers:

Emilio Canda (screenplay)
Emilio Canda (story)

Release Date:

17 March 1961 (Finland)

Genre:

Musical

Plot Keywords:

Gypsy | Boy

Cast

Joselito
Luz Márquez		(as Luz Marquez)
Jesús Tordesillas
Barta Barri
Pilar Sanclemente
Carlos Miguel Solá		(as Carlos M. Solá)
Salvador Soler Marí		(as Salvador Soler Mari)
Dolores Villaespesa
Ismael Elma
Antonio Fernández
Amalia Sánchez Ariño		(as Amalia Ariño)
Mariano Alcón
Domingo Rivas
Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo		(as Rodriguez de Quevedo)
Gastón

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S | Spain:T

Company:

Cesáreo González Producciones Cinematográficas

Soundtrack:

Mi tito Fernando

Listen to my song.

"Escucha mi cancion" aka "Listen to my song" aka " Ecoute Ma Chanson" was the movie which suddenly made Joselito Jimenez an international megastar.I have a warm spot in my heart for this one which I saw in a movie theater when I was a kid.

"Escucha mi cancion" has a much better screenplay than the previous efforts.Although the long flashback is badly introduced in the movie,children will hardly notice it and this film,like all the Joselito saga ,was aimed at a young audience.Religious fervor has almost disappeared (Only two sentences in the whole movie when Joselito/Cinderella is watching the stars and when his mother tells him that God will help them;that's all,no priest,no church,no prayers ,which is quite amazing,compared to the two "Ruisenor" ).

"Escucha mi cancion" was obviously made for an international audience;even the songs have a more easy-listening feel.They are less numerous than in the previous films,but they are more palatable for a non-Spanish audience.

Joselito plays an orphan a shrew treats badly.But he takes a job in a gypsies ' small circus as a singer of course .Thus he will be able to travel across Spain and to find his mother.The only thing he 's got from her is a medal.Television will be a great help in his search.

Like in "Saeta del Ruisenor" ,(the American millionaire) ,there's a good fairy here too:an aristocrat ,a marquis ! Do not forget your box of Kleenex for the last third.