''Just Any Woman'' (Spanish: ''Una mujer cualquiera'') is a 1949 Spanish

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directed by

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and starring

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s and ...

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and

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Synopsis

A woman who is alone tries to get ahead on her own, but precisely her beauty hinders her because all men see her as an instrument of pleasure, and the only way out of her is to "do the street". She then meets Luis, who is going to get her into a big mess, turning her life into a frenetic obstacle course.

Cast

as Nieves Blanco *

as Luis *

as Isabel *

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as Comisario * José Nieto as Vecino *

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as Padre de Luis *

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as Taxista *

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as Ricardo * Fernando Fernández de Córdoba as Doctor *

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as Camionero * Carolina Giménez as Rosa *

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as Viajero tren *

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as Ofelia *

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as Pasajera tren * Félix Fernández as Julio *

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as Diseñador de moda *

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as Policía tren *

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as Sereno * Manuel Aguilera as Ayudante comisario * Luis Rivera *

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as Revisor tren * Manuel San Román *

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as Manuel * Tomás Blanco as Marido de Nieves *

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as Fidel * Casimiro Hurtado as Mecánico *

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as Tía Pilar *

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as Ramón *

Emilio Santiago Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio Piazza Memorial School, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (dis ...

as Recepcionista hotel

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1949 drama films Spanish drama films 1949 films 1940s Spanish-language films Films directed by Rafael Gil Suevia Films films Spanish black-and-white films 1940s Spanish films {{1940s-Spain-film-stub