Featuring a very young Jane Powell and the great orchestra leader Jose Iturbi and band leader Xavier Cugat, this film has so many great musical moments it's difficult to pick the best. The combination of classical music and Latin tunes plays through the story of a young girl's struggles with coming of age. Often underrated and seldom on the radar of lovers of musicals, it's time to bring this one out for family viewing time. The 17-year-old Powell singing "Ave Maria" with a full orchestra is as good as movie music gets. ---from Musicals on the Silver Screen, American Library Association, 2013
Review of Holiday in Mexico
