Searching for Monica

Buscando a Mónica
The Railway set used in the film
Directed by	José María Forqué
Produced by	Francisco Carcavallo Luis Giudici
Written by	Jaime de Armiñán Vicente Coello
Starring	Alberto de Mendoza Carmen Sevilla
Music by	Augusto Algueró hijo Mário Clavel
Cinematography	Ricardo Younis
Edited by	Julio Peña Gerardo Rinaldi
Distributed by	AS Films
Release dates	29 January 1962
Running time	minutes
Country	Argentina
Language	Spanish

Buscando a Mónica (English: Searching for Monica) is a 1962 Argentine-Spanish black-and-white film musical film drama directed by José María Forqué. The film premiered on 29 January 1962 in Madrid and was named El Secreto de Mónica. it was first shown in Argentina on 29 March in Buenos Aires. It starred Alberto de Mendoza and Carmen Sevilla.

Plot summary

A man named Antonio Montes (Alberto de Mendoza) has a car accident on a street on his way to Buenos Aires. While he waits for his car repairing, he learns that everybody in the little town where he's stuck seem to know about his wife Mónica. He knows little about her past, but the reactions of the townsfolk towards him range from laughing behind his back to practically not standing the sight of him. He won't leave the town until he could learn more about the secret past of his wife. But the former life of the young beautiful mother of his daughter involves a turbulent story.

Cast

• Carmen Sevilla .... Mónica Durán
• Alberto de Mendoza .... Antonio Montes
• Jardel Filho
• Ana Casares
• Enrique Diosdado (as Enrique Alvarez Diosdado)
• Adolfo Marsillach
• Guillermo Battaglia
• Antonia Herrero
• Mario Baroffio
• Alma Montiel
• Orestes Soriani (as Oreste Soriani)
• Cayetano Biondo
• Rodolfo Crespi
• Alberto Fernández de Rosa (as Alberto F. De Rosa)
• Carlos Cotto (as Carlos Coto)
• Elena Lucena (as Lucy)
• Sara Yuter
• Domingo Garibotto
• Aída Villadeamigo
• Alberto Quiles
• Nonne L. de Perez
• Amelia Folsini
• Yamandú Romero (as Yamandu Romero)
• Hector G. Corti
• Miguel Yunes
• Hector Givagnoli
• Mario Laserna
• Felipe Duarte
• Juan Laserna
• I. Del Bosco
• Eduardo Diaz
• Humberto Martinez
• Oscar Zaccari
• Rosángela Balbó
• Nelly Antonelli
• Elvira Porcel

External links

• Searching for Monica at IMDb