Desi Arnaz
Carlos Estrada
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Holiday in Havana: Directed by Jean Yarbrough. With Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher, Ann Doran, Steven Geray. Carlos Estrada, a busboy in a Cuban hotel who wants to become a composer, is rebuffed by Mama Valdez when he tries to get her daughter, singer-dancer Lolita Veldez, to use one of his songs.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Jean Yarbrough
- 1949-10-15
Holiday in Havana (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Carlos Estrada, a busboy in a Cuban hotel who wants to become a composer, is rebuffed by Mama Valdez when he tries to get her daughter, singer-dancer Lolita Veldez, to use one of his songs. Carlos thinks Lolita, who he has not met, is the one who turned him down.
Holiday in Havana is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Jean Yarbrough, and starring Desi Arnaz, Mary Hatcher and Ann Doran. The film is about a Cuban hotel busboy (Arnaz) who dreams of becoming a composer.
Carlos Estrada, the busboy and aspiring orchestra leader at the Hotel Mirasol in Cuba, has written a song that he hopes famous singer and dancer Lolita Valdez will perform at the Carnival competition in Havana.
- Jean Yarbrough, Carter Dehaven Jr.
- Desi Arnaz
Synopsis. A RUNAWAY RHUMBA ROMANCE rumbling with riotous rhythm! While working as a hotel busboy, aspiring bandleader Carlos Estrada tries to persuade singer Lolita Valdez to join him in a rhumba contest in Havana. Cast.
Holiday in Havana. A Cuban bandleader (Desi Arnaz) and dancer (Mary Hatcher) renew their romance in time for a rumba festival.
- Musical, Comedy
