Rigo es amor (1980)

Director:

Felipe Cazals

Writers:

Adolfo Torres Portillo (story), Adolfo Torres Portillo (screenplay)

Stars:

Rigo Tovar, Pilar Pellicer, Angélica Chain

Cast

Cast overview:
Rigo Tovar	...	Rigo
Pilar Pellicer	...	La Tulipana
Angélica Chain	...	Arcadia
Rafael Inclán	...	El Güiro
María Martín	...	Madame
Eduardo Alcaraz	...	El Gallino (as Eduardo Arcaraz)
Silvano Tovar	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
José Ángel Tovar	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
César Alejandro Herrera	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
Silverio Delgado	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
Ricardo Rivera	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
Juan Puebla	...	Conjunto Costa Azul
Juan Jiménez	...	Conjunto Costa Azul

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

alcoholic | singer | prostitute

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Genres:

Musical | Drama

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Details

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 September 1980 (Mexico)

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematográfica Filmex S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Reflexiona"
By Rigo Tovar

User Reviews

What can you possibly expect?

Many people glorify Mr. Tovar for creating exotic music and wearing flamboyant clothes but I thank him for inventing the concept of "naco" in México. That is not a bad thing, Mr. Tovar is part of México's pop culture and in this movie he gets sure to get it damn straight.

To make this quick. The movie centers about Rigo's problem with alcohol and his struggle with success and dealing with it properly. He makes sure to show how success got him into problems and later demonstrated that he could be a "survivor".

The best feature of the movie are the music features. Sure, the choreography and everything is a mess but Rigo has the special charisma and turns those moments into magnificent aspects.

Trivia: Rigo "crated" the synthesizer style mixed with cumbia music. He was a genius on his own.