Overview
La Fiesta de Santa Barbara is a 1935 American comedy short film directed by Louis Lewyn. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 9th Academy Awards in 1936 for Best Short Subject (Color). It features a young, pre-stardom 13-year-old Judy Garland singing "La Cucaracha" with her two sisters (billed as "The Garland Sisters"). In the film, Hollywood stars participate in a Mexican-themed revue and festival in Santa Barbara. Andy Devine, the "World's Greatest Matador," engages in a bullfight with a dubious bovine supplied by Buster Keaton, and musical numbers are provided by Joe Morrison and The Garland Sisters. Comedy bits and dance numbers are also featured.
Director and cast
- Judy Garland as Herself (as The Garland Sisters)
- Eduardo Durant's Rhumba Band as Themselves (as Eduardo Durant's Fiesta Orchestra)
- The Spanish Troubadors as Themselves
- Warner Baxter as Himself
- Ralph Forbes as Himself
- Buster Keaton as Himself
- Ida Lupino as Herself
- Harpo Marx as Himself
- Gary Cooper as Himself
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