Fiebre de juventud
1966 Mexican film
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Fiebre de juventud (English: "Youth Fever"), also known as Romance en Ecuador (English: "Romance in Ecuador"),[1][2] is a 1966 Mexican-Ecuadorian musical comedy film directed by Alfonso Corona Blake[3] and starring Enrique Guzmán, Begoña Palacios, Rosa María Vázquez and Fernando Luján.[2][4]
| Fiebre de juventud | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfonso Corona Blake |
| Written by | José María Fernández Unsáin |
| Produced by | Alberto López |
| Starring | Enrique Guzmán Begoña Palacios Rosa María Vázquez Fernando Luján |
| Cinematography | Raúl Martínez Solares |
| Music by | Enrico C. Cabiati |
Production company | Filmadora Ecuatoriana |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Countries | Mexico Ecuador |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Carlos and Luis drop out of school and try to make it big with a music group, with considerable success. They travel to Ecuador and they meet two sisters, the beautiful Rita and the prudish Silvia. Luis and Rita fall madly in love and want to get married, but the sisters' father Don Jaime says the marriage has a condition: Silvia must get married first. Luis tries to convince Carlos to woo Silvia, but the two couldn't treat each other worse. However, their experiences together will cause love to be born out of hatred.
Cast
- Enrique Guzmán as Carlos
- Begoña Palacios as Silvia
- Rosa María Vázquez as Rita
- Fernando Luján as Luis
- Ernesto Albán as Don Jaime
- Lucho Gálvez
- Alejandro Mata
- Julio Jaramillo
Production
Release
The film had limited premieres in Mexico in the Variedades and Carrusel cinemas on 20 August 1966 before being shown at the Metropolitan cinema (Mexico City) from 1 September 1966, for three weeks.[4]