''A Ray of Light'' (Spanish: ''Un rayo de luz'') is a 1960 Spanish

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directed by

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. It was the first movie to star singer and actress Marisol, and it skyrocketed her to fame. Marisol won the award for Best Child Actress at the

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for her performance. The film is generally thought to form a trilogy with Marisol's two next movies, ''

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'' (1962).

Cast

* Marisol *

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* María Isbert * José S. Isbert * María José Goyanes *

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Music

* "Santa Lucia" – Marisol * "Llorando y mirando al cielo'' – Marisol * "Adiós al colegio" – Marisol * "Canciones" – Marisol * "Verdiales" – Marisol * "Nana italiana" – Marisol * "Corre, corre, caballito" – Marisol * "Paso firme" – Marisol * "El currucucú" – by Marisol * "Dos estrellas" – by Marisol * "Rubita" – Dolores Pérez a.k.a. Lily Berchman * "El baile" – Performer unknown * Title unknown – Rafaela de Córdoba

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack to the 1960 film ''A Ray of Light'' was released by Montilla Records user the title ''Marisol en Un rayo de luz'' (). U. S. ''

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'' reviewed the soundtrack in its issue from 29 May 1961, writing: " arisoldisplays remarkable versatility in her role, ranging from pop to operatic style arrangements. ..Recording is excellent" and classifying it under "Moderate sales potential" (3 out of 4 stars).

References

External links

* Films directed by Luis Lucia 1960s Spanish-language films 1960 in Spain 1960 films 1960 musical comedy films Spanish musical comedy films 1960s Spanish films Spanish-language musical comedy films {{musical-comedy-film-stub