''El Vendedor de muñecas'' ("The Seller of Dolls") is a 1955 Mexican film directed by

Chano Urueta Santiago Eduardo Urueta Sierra (24 February 1904 – 23 March 1979), more commonly known as Chano Urueta, was a Mexican film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. Filmography Director *1928: ''El Destino (1928 film), El Destino'' *1933: ...

Plot

Roberto (Pedro López Lagar) is dedicated to recruiting young beautiful women for using them in a financial

scam A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their Trust (emotion), trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naivety, compassion, vanity, confidence ...

. He asks them to pretend that they are married to him but then offers them to rich men, who are willing to pay large amounts of money for these women. Roberto's business runs smoothly until he meets Diana (Silvia Pinal), a young singer who falls in love with him.

Cast

* Eduardo Alcaraz *

Miguel Córcega Miguel Córcega (, October 29, 1929 in Mexico City – September 29, 2008 in Mexico City) was a Mexican telenovela actor and director. Córcega started his career in acting and directing during the 1940s. Biography Film In the 1960s, Córcega ...

Bárbara Gil Bárbara Gil (24 March 1930 – 11 September 2015) was a Mexican film and television actress. Filmography Films *'' The Lady of the Veil'' (1949) - Lolita - Laura Camarena *''Quinto patio'' (1950) - Rosita *''De Tequila, su mezcal'' (1950) ...

* José María Linares-Rivas * Pedro López Lagar * Mary López * Pilar Pellicer *

Silvia Pinal Silvia Pinal Hidalgo (12September 193128November 2024) was a Mexican actress. She began her career in theatre before venturing into cinema in 1949. She became one of the greatest female stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema and, with her p ...

* Elvira Quintana * Raúl Ramírez * Jorge Reyes * Eliana Silly * Martha Valdés

External links

* * 1955 films 1950s Spanish-language films Films directed by Chano Urueta Mexican drama films 1955 drama films Mexican black-and-white films 1950s Mexican films {{1950s-Mexico-film-stub