ANDALUCÍA CHICA is a poorly done homage to the great singer Antonio Molina, who died four years after this film was made. The intention, I guess, was to make a nostalgic story where Antonio doesn't play himself, but Curro, a man from Andalucía who visits Catalonia and meets different people from the title's 'Andalucía chica' (Little Andalucía), migrants from the south of Spain who now live in Catalonia. Obviously, Curro sings like Molina (although in very unfortunate playbacks) and people are amazed, even a group of detectives, girls and business men who follow Curro everywhere, but are never properly developed so their part in the film is really confusing.
Add to that the amateurish way to shoot the scenes, with people in the streets watching the cameras, the use of non-professional actors who simply can't deliver their lines and the fact that Molina, like many singers, wasn't a good actor. There is supporting work of many known actors like Raquel Evans, Santi Sans or Víctor Israel (whose career never ceases to surprise me), whose presence is the only thing interesting. The rest, however, is complete rubbish.
The ideas are there and the basis for a good film, but this ANDALUCÍA CHICA was done without care and is an awful disgrace to the excellent artist Antonio Molina.
Add to that the amateurish way to shoot the scenes, with people in the streets watching the cameras, the use of non-professional actors who simply can't deliver their lines and the fact that Molina, like many singers, wasn't a good actor. There is supporting work of many known actors like Raquel Evans, Santi Sans or Víctor Israel (whose career never ceases to surprise me), whose presence is the only thing interesting. The rest, however, is complete rubbish.
The ideas are there and the basis for a good film, but this ANDALUCÍA CHICA was done without care and is an awful disgrace to the excellent artist Antonio Molina.
