Plaza del Sol - Ricardo Montalban, Cyd Charisse

[margot9230]

Great dancing by two legends...Ricardo & Cyd.....Loved it.....

[fireleo56]

Wonderful!  I will purchase this for my collection. THank you!

[varadero1839]

@fireleo56 So glad you enjoyed this!

[Fonseca429]

Don' t you have the rest of the film ? My version is very bad.

[varadero1839]

@Fonseca429 I may have soon! Please keep in touch!

[10sDog]

Terrific pairing and rare movie (not available)...it's in public domain, do you have a copy? I would pay to have you make one for me.

[moshn2002]

@10sDog A VIDEO copy I owned must be stored "somewhere" I ll try to find it and if i find it i ll gladly make a copy for you FREE

[larsbonner]

Have been wanting to see this dance for decades! Cannot thank you enough for posting it. It was choreographed by Eugene Loring who did many of Cyd's best balletic and classic Spanish dances (Silk Stockings, Meet Me in Las Vegas, Deep in My Heart) and knew her strengths very well. It also shows what a wonderful dancer Ricardo Montalban was.

[ClassicsWEREandARE]

What movie is this from!! and what year?!?!?!!?!

[varadero1839]

@ClassicsWEREandARE This is from 1951, the name is "Mark of The Renegade." Grateful to hear from you, and I wish you the best!

[liettennabenna]

@varadero1839- Thank you very much for this beautiful post. I remember this movie with regrets. But, how did you find things so wonderful?

[judyrusso]

This is what real dance is. Most of today's dancers just don't have it. Ricardo was quite handsome in this. Great pairing of dance partners.

Thanks for posting.

[Dreamcatcherwrites]

Great dancing! Anyone knows of a lcip of him singing, and not just Chihuaha Choo Choo??

[igormorosow]

I'm lacking of words! It's just fantastic, poetic and full of energy and erotic! What a beautiful film with unique dancers!

[CandidoNM]

i like the da nce and the move mark of the renagade varaero can i get the move ???? i will check with in a week o.k. thankj so much.

[simikess]

Oh, I love these old movies. Pity I can no longer get TCM. This was just beautiful!

[varadero1839]

Hi simikess! Delighted that you liked this "very old movie!" A wonderful Israeli friend sent it to me, and after many weeks of fine tuning, etc. this is the version that we were able to conjure. I'm grateful for your comment!!

[jellybean8811]

Varadero, Sorry I misspelled your name earlier. Sounds like you're very skilled in VHS tapes. Wonder if that's the same as videocassette recorded films? I still have my old VCR player and use it, though DVD's are pretty much the only things available nowadays. I've been looking unsuccessfully to obtain Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" and "The Way You Make Me Feel." Would you have any ideas as to sources?

[jellybean8811]

Oh my, I love the fire & dancing in this & expect to view it many times. Great job of restoring the tape, and thank you for putting it on YouTube!

I plan to work my way thru all the Montalban, and Charisse, videos and some of the Gene Kelly, Jane Powell and maybe Rita Moreno videos. Thanks again.

[2katie]

He was certainly a good dancer, I love this. With Cyd they were a very good team.

[ladynw777]

really lovely to watch

[jg0582]

Superbe !  México !

[DevilzAdvocate84]

Amazing performances- what movie is this from?

[moshn2002]

Movie's titel is MARK of the RNEGADE 9 aka DON RENEGADE. i ve a copy

[DevilzAdvocate84]

Thanks! =D You're so lucky to have a copy- I'll probably have to wait until TCM decides to air it to see the whole thing. =P

[moshn2002]

Varadero should have a copy of this movie

[10sDog]

@moshn2002 Do you have a copy? It's in public domain...I would pay you to make one for me...

[acla9000]

Adiós, Don Ricardo! We'll never forget you.

[dorsy2]

These videos are priceless. MGM knew how to do it, and it was always done with great taste. Helen Rose, the costume designer at MGM, said the only perfect figure she ever dressed was Cyd. Everything was right, everything was real. Ricardo was charming and a really good man. Sad that now they're both gone, but wonderful that we have these films.

[youyong28]

Ricardo Montalban was at his best in his dances with Cyd Charisse. He was extremely handsome and sensual. Cyd Charisse was gorgeous. The two were fantastic together. Neither Gene Kelly nor Fred Astaire had the looks or sexuality of Ricardo Montalban, which makes him one of her best dancing partners.

[moshn2002]

I agree and second every word of your comment. I saw the movie but ONCE in the begining of the 50th and it took me AGES to find a video or dvd of this movie. I Got it now

[mca1218]

The producers obviously agreed with you. Montalban and Charisse were paired in four different films, three of which they danced together: 'Fiesta,' 'On An Island with You,' 'Sombrero,' and 'Mark of the Renegade.' Charisse's stunning dark beauty often led the producers to cast her as Latina in her early films, and costarring Montalban- who was closer to her age than Astaire or Kelly (and clearly a hunk)- was something of a no-brainer. Well done.

[acla9000]

One of the most fascinating dance numbers they did together! Cyd Charisse was always great as a dancer and Ricardo(SIGH!! Do I really need to comment?)... Thanks a million for posting this video!!

[moshn2002]

Saw this first abaut 60 years  ago.. and i am still fascinated and attrackted Thanks for sharing !!!!!!

[varadero1839]

Happy that memory has been wiped clean! He was soooo much more; fine actor, dancer and, in some other clips, a fine singer. As always, thank you!!

[StephanAOTTO1]

These wonderful clips have PERMANENTLY removed the images of him in that damned white suit from my mind!

THANK YOU!!!

[3muimui]

Both the dance & the song are superb!

Thank you!

[varadero1839]

Your comments make anything I have available all seem worth the endeavor! Many thanks for your observations!

[moshn2002]

I totaly agree with you.. i second every wrd of yours

[3muimui]

Thank you!

Happy New Year!