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Brazil (also known as Stars and Guitars ) is a 1944 American musical comedy film directed by Joseph Santley and starring Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce and Edward Everett Horton. It is set in Brazil, and involves a composer masquerading as twins, trying to win the hand of an anti-Latin novelist.
The film also features Brazilian singer Aurora Miranda, as well as American singing cowboy Roy Rogers in a cameo appearance as himself.
Original Release
11/30/1944
US Release
11/30/1944
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tito Guízar | Miguel Soares |
| Virginia Bruce | Nicky Henderson |
| Edward Everett Horton | Everett St. John Everett |
| Robert Livingston | Rod Walker |
| Veloz | Veloz |
| Yolanda | Yolanda |
| Fortunio Bonanova | Senor Renaldo Da Silva |
| Richard Lane | Edward Graham |
| Frank Puglia | Señor Machado |
| Aurora Miranda | Bailarina, Specialty Dancer / Ballerina, Specialty Dancer |
Directors
Writers
Richard English, Frank Gill Jr., Laura Kerr
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Tito Guízar | Miguel Soares |
| Virginia Bruce | Nicky Henderson |
| Edward Everett Horton | Everett St. John Everett |
| Robert Livingston | Rod Walker |
| Veloz | Veloz |
| Yolanda | Yolanda |
| Fortunio Bonanova | Senor Renaldo Da Silva |
| Richard Lane | Edward Graham |
| Frank Puglia | Señor Machado |
| Aurora Miranda | Bailarina, Specialty Dancer / Ballerina, Specialty Dancer |
| Alfredo DeSa | Master of Ceremonies |
| Henry Da Silva | Comerciante |
| Leonardo Scavino | Reporter |
| Roy Rogers | Roy Rogers |
| Trigger | Trigger - Roy's Horse |
| Billy Daniel | Dancer |
| María Belmar | Woman at Window |
| Eumenio Blanco | Reporter |
| Martha Brenes | Little Girl |
| Lucille Byron | Dancer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert North | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Sound, Recording | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1945 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture | Nominated |
