Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! | |
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Directed by | Fred F. Sears |
Written by | Robert E. Kent |
Produced by | Sam Katzman |
Starring |
Damaso Perez Prado Helen Grayco Stephen Dunne |
Cinematography | Benjamin Kline |
Edited by | Jerome Thoms |
Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Cha-Cha-Cha Boom! is a 1956 American musical film starring Dámaso Pérez Prado, Stephen Dunne, the Mary Kaye Trio, Helen Grayco, Luis Arcaraz and his Orchestra, Lucerto Bárcenas, and Manny López and his Orchestra. It was produced by Sam Katzman for Columbia Pictures and directed by Fred F. Sears and was their immediate follow-up to Rock Around the Clock (actress Alix Talton appeared in both films). Filming started 14 May 1956. [1]
It was also known as Cha Cha Cha. [2]
An American record executive ( Stephen Dunne) travels to Cuba to find some talent for his record label.
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