A Ray of Light

A Ray of Light
Directed by	Luis Lucia
Written by	Félix Atalaya Manuel Atlaya
Produced by	Manuel Goyanes Benito Perojo
Starring	Marisol María Mahor Joaquín Roa María Isbert José S. Isbert María José Goyanes Mercedes Borqué Anselmo Duarte
Cinematography	Manuel Berenguer
Edited by	José Antonio Rojo
Music by	Gregorio García Segura
Release date	1960 (1960)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

A Ray of Light (Spanish: Un rayo de luz) is a 1960 Spanish musical film directed by Luis Lucia. It was the first movie to star singer and actress Marisol. It skyrocketed her to fame. Marisol won the award for Best Child Actress at the Venice Film Festival for her performance in the film. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

The film is considered to form a trilogy with two next Marisol's movies, An Angel Has Arrived (1961) and Tómbola (1962). ^[7]

Cast

• Marisol
• María Mahor
• Joaquín Roa
• María Isbert
• José S. Isbert
• María José Goyanes
• Mercedes Borqué
• Anselmo Duarte

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

Marisol en Un rayo de luz
Soundtrack album by Marisol
Released	1960
Marisol chronology
Marisol en Un rayo de luz (1960) Ha llegado un ángel (1961)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Billboard	[8]

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 (lit. 'Marisol in A Ray of Light').

U. S. Billboard reviewed the soundtrack in its issue from 29 May 1961, writing: "[Marisol] displays 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). ^[8]

References

1. "'Un rayo de luz': fue la primera película de Marisol y esconde una historia oscura y terrible". RTVE.es. January 6, 2024.
2. Marisol. T&B Editores. 2008. ISBN   978-84-96576-68-1.
3. Estudios sobre la influencia de la canción popular en el proceso de creación de música incidental. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. 15 October 2016. ISBN   978-84-9012-669-1.
4. Suspiros de España: La copla y el cine de nuestro recuerdo. Plaza & Janés. 1993. ISBN   978-84-01-37462-3.
5. Marisol frente a Pepa Flores. Plaza & Janés Editores. 1999. ISBN   978-84-01-37635-1.
6. Galería de personajes españoles. Egartorre. 2007. ISBN   978-84-87325-81-6.
7. Guide to the Cinema of Spain. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. 25 November 1997. ISBN   978-0-313-37017-5.
8. "Billboard". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 29, 1961 – via Google Books.

External links

• Un rayo de luz at IMDb