The Phantom of the Operetta (1960 film)

The Phantom of the Operetta
Directed by	Fernando Cortés
Written by	Juan Garcia Gilberto Martínez Solares Alfredo Ruanova
Produced by	Óscar J. Brooks Ernesto Enríquez
Starring	Germán Valdés Ana Luisa Peluffo Luis Aldás
Cinematography	Jack Draper
Edited by	Gloria Schoemann
Music by	Manuel Esperón
Production company	Producciones Brooks
Release date	22 December 1960 (1960-12-22)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

The Phantom of the Operetta (Spanish: El Fantasma de la opereta) is a 1960 Mexican comedy film directed by Fernando Cortés and starring Germán Valdés, Ana Luisa Peluffo and Luis Aldás.

Story

A man and his girlfriend take over a run-down theatre, planning to stage musical shows there. However the place soon turns out to be haunted. The title is a reference to The Phantom of the Opera.

Cast

• Germán Valdés as Aldo / Baldomiro Valdes
• Ana Luisa Peluffo as Lucy
• Luis Aldás as Sen~or Marcucci
• Marcelo Chávez as Sen~or Lopez
• Famie Kaufman as Gertrudis la flaca
• Antonio Brillas as Juan
• Julián de Meriche as Vladimir
• Armando Sáenz as De Ramos, crítico teatral
• Eduardo Alcaraz as Don Quique
• Francisco Reiguera as Jeremias
• José Pardavé as Policía
• Manuel 'Loco' Valdés
• Jorge Zamora
• Ramón Valdés as Policia
• Guillermo Hernández as Policía
• Manuel Alcón

Sound: Luis Fernandez, Enrique Rodriguez and Armando Bolaños

References

Bibliography

• Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.

External links

• The Phantom of the Operetta at IMDb