The Barefoot Contessa is a 1954 film about the life and loves of fictional Spanish sex symbol Maria Vargas (allegedly based on the real life Rita Hayworth) It was written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and stars Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner and Edmond O'Brien in the leading roles.
In one of the scenes of this film, Rosanno Brazzi takes Ava Gardner to his ancestral castle in Italy. Carved there in stone was the family motto: ___ ____ ____
A songwriting duo thought it might make a good song title, so they wrote it down and when they got the right assignment they changed the spelling to the Spanish version. When the director heard the song he told the duo "I told you I didn't know what kind of a song I want. That's the kind of song I want".
Which iconic song?
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