The Loves of Carmen (1948 film) the traditional Spanish dances. Also, her uncle José Cansino can be seen as her dance partner in one scene, and her brother Vernon Cansino has a bit part as a soldier. The musical score of the film was composed by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco. The Loves of Carmen (1948 film) The Loves of Carmen is a 1948 American Technicolor romantic drama film directed by Charles Vidor. The film stars Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José. "The Loves of Carmen" was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella "Carmen" by Prosper Mérimée and
Jacob Cansino Jacob Cansino Jacob Cansino (Cancino) (died September 19, 1666) was "Vassal of his Catholic Majesty and interpreter of languages in the places of Oran" (as he styled himself). (Oran was a Spanish possession at the time, with the right of residency for Jews). Cansino was the fifth in succession of the Cansino family to hold the office of royal interpreter. Upon the death of his brother Aaron in 1633, the office was given by King Philip IV of Spain to Yahob Caportas (whom Graetz identifies with Jacob Sasportas), a member of an influential Jewish family that rivaled the Cansinos. Thereupon