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Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American motion picture starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress.

Actress Teri Garr made her second film appearance and the first of five bit roles in Presley films.

Plot

Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. A little boy named Raoul helps him get a job as a lifeguard and a singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into a rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico. He is angry at Mike for taking some of his hours, and for stealing his woman.

Primary cast

Elvis Presley
: Mike Windgren
Ursula Andress
: Marguerita Dauphin
Elsa Cárdenas : Dolores Gomez
Paul Lukas
: Maximillian Dauphin
Larry Domasin : Raoul Almeido
Alejandro Rey
: Moreno
Robert Garricart : Jose Garcia
Teri Hope : Janie Harkins

Up-and-coming cast member:

Teri Garr
: extra

Record album

Released in November of 1963 was the music album with the same title.

Recording musicians:

Elvis Presley (vocals)
The Amigos (background vocals)
The Jordanaires (background vocals)
Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Barney Kessel (guitar)
Ray Siegel (bass)
Dudley Brooks (piano)
D.J. Fontana, Hal Blaine (drums)
Emile Radocchia (percussion)
Anthony Terran, Rudolph Loera (trumpets)

Side 1: #Fun In Acapulco - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne) #Vino Dinero Y Amor - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #Mexico - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #El Toro - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florenece Kaye) #Marguerita - (Don Robertson) #Bullfighter Was A Lady - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car - (Fred Wise & Dick Manning)

Side 2: #I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here - (Don Robertson & Hal Blair) #Bossa Nova Baby - (Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller) #You Can't Say No In Acapulco - (Dee Fuller, Lee Morris, Sid Feller) #Guadalajara - (Pepe Guizar) #Love Me Tonight - (Don Robertson) #Slowly But Surely - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)

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