Jane Withers Atlanta-born actress (1927- ) who, from age six, has starred in movies, television, and commercials.
Donald O'Connor musical comedy actor and dancer of stage, screen, and television (1925- ) who starred in Singin' in the Rain, No Business like Show Business, and The Donald O'Connor Show.
pedal pushers pants extending to mid-calf length.
coq au vin chicken in wine sauce.
prime ribs au jus beef ribs served with natural juices.
cotelette Milanese chicken breast cutlets dredged in egg, grated Parmesan cheese, and crumbs and braised in butter.
pollo en salsa verde chicken in green chili sauce.
enchilada con carne a tortilla wrapped around a meat filling and topped with chili sauce.
mercados Mexican grocery stores.
Pancho Villa colorful Mexican bandit (1878-1923).
Tyrone Power dark-eyed romantic lead (1913-58) who starred in The Razor's Edge, Captain from Castile, and Jesse James.
Dolores Del Rio fine-featured Mexican actress (1905-83) who starred in Madame DuBarry and Cheyenne Autumn.
Akim Tamiroff eccentric-looking Russian character actor (1899-1972) who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Pablo in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Katina Paxinou coarse-featured Greek-born film actress (1900-73) who won an Oscar for her role as Pilar in For Whom the Bell Tolls.
adios goodbye.
bonita pretty.
esposita little bride.
cantina saloon.
"Cómo está usted?" How are you?
Zapata Mexican revolutionary (1878-1919).
la niña little girl.
"Donde está mi padre?" Where is my father?
paisano peasant.
"Donde vas?" Where are you going?
señoritas young, unmarried women.
Cisco Kid dashing Mexican "Robin Hood" character in Western movies, radio, an early television series, and a 1950s comic strip.
the Fates characters in Greek mythology who determined the course of human life.
"Si, si" Yes, yes.
"Gracias " Thanks.
St. Vitus Dance a chronic spastic twitch of face and limbs.
risco de Mexico Mexican cliff, or crag.
"Pasa " Pass.
policiás police officers.
"Borracho " drunk.
"Quién es?" Who is this?
"Mi padre" My father.
Pobrecita Poor little thing.
"Qué tiene? Qué pasa? Qué quiere?" What do you have? What's happening? What do you want?
"The moving finger writes and having writ, moves on . . ." a verse from Omar Khayyám's Rubaiyat which implies that fate is impervious to human wishes.
Lester Young innovative tenor saxophonist (1909-59) for Count Basie.
Brobdingnag a country in Swift's Gulliver's Travels that is inhabited by giants twelve times the size of humans.
ad hoc makeshift; improvised.
turned to got busy (in this case, preparing food).
