Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!

For the 2013 film, see Cha Cha Cha (film).

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom!
Film poster
Directed by	Fred F. Sears
Produced by	Sam Katzman
Written by	Robert E. Kent
Production company	Four-Leaf Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	1956
Running time	78 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English

Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! is a 1956 American musical film starring Dámaso Pérez Prado, the Mary Kaye Trio, Luis Arcaraz and his Orchestra, Lucerto Bárcenas, and Manny López and his Orchestra. It was produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and directed by Fred F. Sears. Filming started 14 May 1956.^[1]

It was also known as Cha Cha Cha.^[2]

Plot

An American record executive (Stephen Dunne) travels to Cuba to find some talent for his record label.

Cast

Stephen Dunne ... Bill Haven
Alix Talton ... Debbie Farmer
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales ... Pedro Fernandez
Sylvia Lewis ... Nita Munay
Bernie Lowe ... Himself
Dante DiPaolo ... Elvarez

Soundtrack

Year 'Round Love
Written by Rose Marie McCoy, and Charles Singleton
Crazy Crazy
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Mambo No. 8
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Que Rico El Mambo
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
Voodoo Suite
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
La niña Popoff
Written by Dámaso Pérez Prado, Albrecht Marcuse and Aguste G. Schmutz
Cuban Rock and Roll
Music by Dámaso Pérez Prado
El Marinero
Written by Ricardo Rico
The Lonesome Road
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Lyrics by Gene Austin
Performed by the Mary Kaye Trio
Get Happy
Music by Harold Arlen
Lyrics by Ted Koehler
Performed by the Mary Kaye Trio
Lilly's Lament
Written by Frances Maurine Barris, Robert Wells, Jack Allison and Loyce Whiteman
Performed by Helen Grayco
Save Your Sorrow
Lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva
Music by Al Sherman
Despacho
Diosa
Written by Manny Lopez and Jorge Hernández
Mi musica es para ti
Written by René Touzet
Gelatina
Written by Carlos Molina and Alvaro Escobar
Lucero
Written by Carlos Molina and Alvaro Escobar
Theme from Picnic
Music by George Duning

References

↑ Drama: New Challenge Aimed at Jive Opponents; Kerr Stage Deal Hovers Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 03 May 1956: B11.
↑ Kaye Trio Clearing Way for Rome Film Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 19 May 1956: A7.

External links

Film page at TCMDB
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! at the Internet Movie Database

Films produced by Sam Katzman

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