Modern Screen (Dec 1931 - Nov 1932 (assorted issues))

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(Above) Conchita Montenegro with Warner Baxter in "The 'Cisco Kid," her first picture for Fox. Although Conchita herself cries,"! am too awful!" directors are full of praise for the little Spanish girl. (Left) A portrait of Conchita taken at the time she and her sister Juanita were touring Europe as a dancing team. Conchita was fourteen— Juanita seventeen. Their success was instantaneous. But Conchita discounts it. By DOROTHY SPENSLEY OCCASIONALLY children like Conchita Montenegro come to Hollywood. Their advents, however, are infrequent. Yes, there have been other — many other — beautiful Spanish girls who have come to Hollywood. I'll even admit that there have been other beautiful Spanish girls in Hollywood who were witty, charming, graceful, provocative and all the other nice things that Conchita is. But the unusual thing about Conchita is that for a long time, in spite of applause and compliments and contracts — she thought she was a failure. She hasn't played in a great many English-speaking films — yet. She was imported from Europe to make Spanish versions of American pictures. Then, when 78 most foreign importations were being dispatched home, Conchita was taken from the Spanish versions and given English-speaking parts. You saw her, no doubt, in "Strangers May Kiss." She was the little dancer who twirled and swayed so alluringly at that big party which some nobleman or other was giving for Norma Shearer down on the Riviera. Conchita's next role after that — which was really only a bit, after all — was leading lady opposite Leslie Howard in "Never the Twain Shall Meet." She still thought she was a failure. Now she has a new contract with Fox and you'll be seeing her in "The 'Cisco Kid" with Edmund Lowe and Warner Baxter, and "Disorderly Conduct" with Lowe and Victor McLaglen. They talk of big things for her — particularly