Soledad Miranda

This musical romance concerns the tragic entanglements of a beautiful Gypsy girl named Lolita in 1892 Spain. Lolita is singing at a party which she has crashed and she meets the wealthy Fernando, who is posing as a waiter to flirt with her. They begin to fall in love. However, Fernando has many girlfriends, in addition to a loveless relationship with his fiancée Monique. When Lolita finds out who Fernando really is and learns about his affairs, she is furious, though he promises to love only her and to leave Monique. Unfortunately, he is wounded in a duel the next day and doesn't come to Lolita. Devastated, she moves to Paris; there she is taught how to be a proper lady and makes her glamorous debut at the Tabarín club as Lola Miranda (the name is a tribute to the film's influence, Lola Montes). Fernando reads of her great success and goes to Paris to see her. Lolita tells him he's too late, that she's too good for him. However, Monique tells Lolita that Fernando really loves her and so she finally forgives him.

Soledad plays the part of a duchess (or queen, depending on the dub) who walks into the club and sits for a while. Blink and you'll miss her!

This clip features Soledad's cameo in La reina del Tabarín: first the Spanish version, in color, and then the French version, in black and white. This movie can be ordered in the store. Below are images from La reina del Tabarín: posters, ads, screencaps, etc. For more details about this movie, click here. If you have any pictures from this movie that I don't have, please contact me!

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