''Se solicitan modelos'' ("Models are Sought") is a 1954 Mexican film directed by Chano Urueta and starring Sara Montiel, Chula Prieto and Domingo Soler. 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.

Plot

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

Cast

* Sara Montiel - Rosina * Raúl Martínez - Raúl * Chula Prieto - Reyna * Domingo Soler - Don Lázaro *

Antonio Espino José Antonio Hipólito Espino Mora (13 August 1910 – 24 November 1993), better known as ''Clavillazo'' (Great Little Nail) was a Mexican comedic actor who was mostly popular during the 1940s to the 1960s. History His catchphrases were "''"¡P ...

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- Laura * Maruja Grifell - Dueña escuela modelos * Eufrosina García - Señora Silvanito * Carlota Solares - Doña Luisa *

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- Amiga de Reyna * León Barroso

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.

References

External links

* 1954 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Chano Urueta Mexican black-and-white films Mexican comedy films 1954 comedy films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub