From the Zarzuela Cubana by Ernesto Lecuona, 17 year old Rita Hayworth literally sets the club on fire, or at least helps, while dancing to "Maria la O," a clip from 1935. Her partner is handsome Gary Leon. Rita was billed as Margarita Cansino, her actual name. I think her 1st smile, and superb dancing really clinched the deal; she was going to be an enormous star!
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