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The Girl from Monterrey (1943)
Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented boxer and is even more thrilled by his consistent success in the ring. Till he is forced to fight Jerry O'Leary, the man she loves. Caught between her devotion to both men, Lita tries her best to have the match canceled, but there is much more to the boxing racket than she had ever imagined...
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Mexican club singer Lita Valdez is amazed to find that her younger brother Alberto is a talented boxer and is even more thrilled by his consistent success in the ring. Till he is forced to fight Jerry O'Leary, the man she loves. Caught between her devotion to both men, Lita tries her best to have the match canceled, but there is much more to the boxing racket than she had ever imagined...
Rating:NR
Genre:Romance
Written By:Arthur Hoerl
In Theaters:10/4/1943
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Runtime:58 minutes
Studio:PRC
Cast
Wallace Fox
Director
Armida
Lita Valdez
Edgar Kennedy
Doc Hogan, Fight Promoter
Veda Ann Borg
Flossie Rankin
Jack La Rue
Al Johnson
Terry Frost
Jerry O'Leary
Anthony Caruso
Alberto 'Baby' Valdez
Charles Williams
Harry Hollis
Bryant Washburn
Fight Commissioner Bogart
Guy Zanette
Tony Perrone
Wheeler Oakman
Fight Announcer
Jay Silverheels
Fighter Tito Flores
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