Like Dave mentioned in his intro: Ricardo Montalbán was not MGM's original choice to play Roberto Santos.
Fernando Lamas was originally cast in the role.
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Nora's secretary Anne Kellwood is played by Jean Hagen.
Just the year before, Hagen had played Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain—the silent-screen star with the famously disastrous speaking voice.
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Joe Pasternak produced the film.
The other top MGM talent behind the camera included Oscar-winning cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg, legendary MGM art director Cedric Gibbons, costume designer Helen Rose, and musical director George Stoll.
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The screenplay was written by Isobel Lennart.
A nice connection for musical fans: Lennart later wrote the book for the Broadway musical Funny Girl.
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It was directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
By this point LeRoy was already a major Hollywood veteran. Immediately before Latin Lovers, his MGM films included Quo Vadis, Lovely to Look At, and Million Dollar Mermaid.
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Latin Lovers was an MGM production released in 1953.
It was shot in Technicolor, runs 104 minutes, and opened in New York on August 12 before its general U.S. release on August 28, 1953.
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Think I might be around for #LatinLovers, which I’m sure will be Lana Turner and Ricardo Montalbán’s greatest film work. #TCMParty