Se solicitan modelos

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Se solicitan modelos
Directed by Chano Urueta
Written by Ernesto Cortázar, Eduardo Galindo
Starring Sara Montiel
Raúl Martínez
Cinematography Ignacio Torres
Edited byJosé W. Bustos
Music byGonzalo Curiel
Release date
  • 1954 (1954)
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

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]

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Plot

A clothing store is about to go bankrupt because of its conservative way of modeling the dresses, so they hire new models.

Cast

Reception

R. Hernandez-Rodriguez in Splendors of Latin Cinema listed the film among films of the era that were "more entertaining, but definitely less preocupied with contemporary issues" that their contemporaries. [3]

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References

  1. García Riera, Emilio (1990). Los hermanos Soler. Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro de Investigación y Enseñanza Cinematográficas. p. 177. ISBN   9789688950906.
  2. Garcia Berumen, Frank Javier (2003). Brown Celluloid: 1894-1959. Vantage Press. p. 343. ISBN   9780533143054.
  3. Hernandez-Rodriguez, R. (2009). Splendors of Latin Cinema. ABC-CLIO. p. 81. ISBN   9780313349782.