Tequila - Fred Astaire & Glam Rita Hayworth Dance 🍹 Fred & Ginger, The Carioca

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- Fabulous Rita Hayworth and Fred Astaire dance taken from the 'Shorty George' routine and combined with the song 'Tequila,' legendary recording by The Champs, 1958.
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💋 Rita Hayworth (b. Oct. 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987) achieved fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was called "The Love Goddess" after becoming the most glamorous screen idol of the 1940s. She was the top pin-up girl for GIs during WWII. Hayworth was born as Margarita Carmen Cansino in Brooklyn, NY, the oldest child of 2 dancers. Her father, Eduardo Cansino, was of Spanish Roma/Gitano descent from near Seville, Spain. Her mother, Volga Hayworth, was an American of Irish and English descent who had performed with the Ziegfeld Follies. Hayworth was a Democrat. Her marriages included husbands Orson Welles, Prince Aly Khan and Dick Haymes.
In 1980, Hayworth was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. She died in 1987 at the age of 68. The public disclosure & discussion of her illness drew attention to Alzheimer's & helped to increase public & private funding for research into the disease...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rita_Hayworth
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🎩 Fred Astaire (b. Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, actor, singer, choreographer & presenter. He is widely regarded as the "greatest popular-music dancer of all time" & received numerous accolades & awards.. Astaire's career in stage, film, & television spanned 76 years. As a dancer, he was known for his uncanny sense of rhythm, creativity, & tireless perfectionism. His most memorable dancing partner was Ginger Rogers who he co-starred with in 10 Hollywood musicals. The American Film Institute named Astaire the 5th- greatest male star of Classic Hollywood cinema in 100 Years...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Astaire
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Tequila, The Champs song, 🌴
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tequila_(*SEE The_Champs_song)


💃 Fred & Ginger Rogers, 'The Carioca,' clip from 'Flying Down to Rio' movie.