Review of Tómbola

Tómbola (1962)
7/10
Marisol & Luis Lucia's third movie together is a meandering musical.
2 June 2003
Marisol is always a joy to watch and this, her third film, seems to have been made with a wandering screenplay made up just to fit the songs. Nevertheless, she has a way of making these star vehicles work simply because she is in them and the title song is a Spanish classic.

This film moves her movie persona into more adult territory with themes of crime, revolution, and race relations but she is depicted as the only blonde in Spain and a child of privilege. Her movie roles alternated between the poor and rich but always lacking full parental care. In this one she is practically orphaned in boarding school by busy parents instead of scrounging a living singing in the streets.

Distributed in some countries as LOS ENREDOS DE MARISOL.
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