When a Mexican dancer (Del Rio) gets a negative review from a flippant magazine editor (O’Brien), the two meet again in the resort town of Caliente where they inevitably fall in love. Wini Shaw belts out an inspired performance of “The Lady in Red” and Berkeley dazzles with a fandango-flavored interpretation of “Muchacha” in which a hotel patio is magically transformed into a banditos’ cave. Following a party to celebrate the film’s completion, Berkeley drove into two other vehicles killing three passengers. He was later tried and acquitted of second-degree murder.