Se solicitan modelos | |
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Directed by | Chano Urueta |
Written by | Ernesto Cortázar, Eduardo Galindo |
Starring | Sara Montiel Raúl Martínez |
Cinematography | Ignacio Torres |
Edited by | José W. Bustos |
Music by | Gonzalo Curiel |
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Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
Se solicitan modelos ("Models are Sought") is a 1954 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Sara Montiel, Chula Prieto and Domingo Soler. [1] It was one of the last films Montiel did in Mexico before being called by Hollywood; after a brief spell in the United States, she would focus her film career on her native Spain. [2]
A clothing store is about to go bankrupt because of its conservative way of modeling the dresses, so they hire new models.
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