Castles in the Air (1938)
Castillos en el aire
After winning a trip to Hollywood, office typist Lolita Álvarez (Cristina Téllez) travels to the city of dreams on an ocean liner in the company of her aunt Gertrudis (Pilar Arcos). During the trip, she meets and falls for banker Alberto Guzmán (Rafael Alcayde), mistaking him for a prince while she herself pretends to be a well-travelled socialite. The film features a flamenco-inspired tap dancing scene performed by dancer Edith Davis.
- Date of release
- 1938-04-06
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Director
- Jaime Salvador
Casting
- Cristina Téllez — Lolita
- Pilar Arcos — Gertrudis
- Rafael Alcayde — Alberto Guzmán
- José Peña — The Secretary
- José Peña — Feliciano Roncallo
- Andrés de Segurola — Don Pedro
- Emilia Leovalli — Doña Mercedes
Interesting facts
Castillos en el aire is a 1938 American Spanish-language comedy-drama film. Directed by Jaime Salvador, the film stars Cristina Téllez, Rafael Alcaide, and Pilar Arcos. It was released on April 6, 1938.
Production
Castillos en el aire was one of a number of Spanish-language films produced by Monogram Pictures as part of a concerted effort to expand its market into Latin America. It was the first of six of these films targeted to the Latin America market in 1938.
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