Good Morning, Little Countess (Spanish: Buenos días, condesita) is a 1967 Spanish musical comedy film directed by Luis César Amadori and starring Rocío Dúrcal, Vicente Parra, and Gracita Morales. The project represents the third collaborative cinematic pairing of Dúrcal and comedian Gracita Morales.
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Plot
María (Rocío Dúrcal) is a polite, well-mannered young woman who helps her grandfather make ends meet by selling music recordings at the Rastro flea market in Madrid, where her peers affectionately nickname her "Condesita" (Little Countess). Her grandfather acts as the caretaker for a grand city palace belonging to an Earl and Countess who have fallen on hard financial times and are slowly selling off their estate.
Meanwhile, Ramiro (Vicente Parra), a young man from a wealthy family, is cut off financially by his strict uncle (Antonio Garisa) due to his reckless and dissolute lifestyle. Desperate to have his allowance restored, Ramiro cooks up a scheme to convince his uncle that he has reformed and is engaged to a woman of high nobility. He hires María to impersonate a fake aristocrat and pose as his fiancée during a family visit. The setup takes place in the vacant palace where María's grandfather works. When the real Earl and Countess return unexpectedly, they decide to play along with the ruse to help the young couple fool the uncle, leading to a series of comedic complications and an eventual genuine romance.
Music
The film's score was composed by José Torregrosa. The soundtrack is notable for combining the classical orchestration typical of mid-century Spanish musical cinema with contemporary mid-1960s pop-rock styles. Several original songs featured in the film were written and composed by the prominent Spanish ye-ye rock band Los Brincos, including the advertising parody track "Cartel de publicidad" and the pop ballad "Creo en ti."