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Cuban Pete is a 1946 black-and-white musical comedy film released in the United States. It was directed by Jean Yarbrough and starred the Cuban-born actor and musician Desi Arnaz.

Cuban Pete
Directed by	Jean Yarbrough
Written by	Bernard Feins Robert Presnell Sr. M. Coates Webster
Starring	Desi Arnaz Joan Fulton Don Porter Ethel Smith (organist)
Cinematography	Maury Gertsman
Edited by	Otto Ludwig
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	June 1946 (1946-06)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The film with a simple comedy plot contains many numbers of Cuban music and dance, including the song of the same name by Joseph Norman. It was used in the television show I Love Lucy (episodes: "The Diet," with Lucille Ball as Sally Sweet and "Lucy Goes to a Rodeo" as an alternative version, "Texas Pete") and in the 1994 film The Mask.

Accolades

American Film Institute recognition

• 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
  • "Cuban Pete" – Nominated[1]

References

External links

• Cuban Pete at IMDb
• Cuban Pete at AllMovie

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