Red Cross Girls (Spanish: Las chicas de la Cruz Roja) is a 1958 Spanish film directed by Rafael J. Salvia. It is a musical romantic comedy.
| Red Cross Girls | |
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| Spanish | Las chicas de la Cruz Roja |
| Written by | Rafael J. Salvia Pedro Masó |
| Produced by | Pedro Masó |
| Starring | Antonio Casal Luz Márquez Mabel Karr Concha Velasco Tony Leblanc Katia Loritz Arturo Fernández Ricardo Zamora Jr. |
| Cinematography | Alejandro Ulloa |
| Edited by | José Antonio Rojo |
| Music by | Augusto Algueró |
| Distributed by | Compañía Industrial Film Español S.A. |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
Four women from different social backgrounds - Julia (Luz Márquez), Isabel (Mabel Karr), Paloma (Concha Velasco) and Marion (Katia Loritz) - meet in Madrid while soliciting donations for the Red Cross, attracting men and becoming good friends in the process.[1]
The film critic Lorenzo Hortelano considered Red Cross Girls one of the best examples of the "well-meaning, humorous and nostalgic popular"[2] Spanish cinema of the 1950s and 1960s, following a romantic narrative set against a background that "praises "the joy of the 'modern' Madrid of the fifties."[2]
In the 1980s some Spanish critics dismissed this film's genre as “silly comedies” that presented a false view of Spanish life.[3]
The main theme, composed by Augusto Algueró became a popular hit in Spain.[4]