by the El Reportero news services
Vicky Contrera finished Frontera: Camino al Infierno (Border: Road to Hell), which has already premiered in theaters in August 2014. Three months later she filmed, The Good Parricide, which it is expected will be premiered soon. In both movies she was the main actress, in addition to being the scriptwriter and the producer. A few days ago she announced publicly she would have a casting call to choose approximately 12 actors and actresses for her new film adventure: La Señora Elegante (The Elegant Lady).
About 300 persons responded to her Facebook casting call, which took place in the studios of IND-TV, in the city of Milpitas. One by one, each member of the long line of wanna-be actors and actresses, spreading out the doors of the building far into the parking lot, had their opportunity to audition for roles in the film.
The story is one which the journalist-actress-producer started writing in her moments of relaxation and ended up with a movie script.
El Reportero contacted her to learn a little about the movie.
“We know that secret doors exist, we know that we are not alone, we know that Angels, guards, demons and bogeys exist among us ’, writes Contreras, who was born in Michoacán, Mexico and now lives in Hayward, California.
It is the story of a family marked by an inexplicable event, says the producer, who has been involved in more than 26 film projects.
In The Elegant Lady, Jaro, the only son of a wealthy family, runs away from home, and during this time he almost loses his life.
“A very elegant, blonde woman saves his life,” narrates Contreras.
“At the time he returns to thank her, he finds an empty house and a photo of the elegant woman hanging on the wall.”
Jaro asks the neighbors about the lady, and he is shocked when that they tell him that she died 15 years ago.
They tell the young man that people are frequently coming to try to thank her for having saved their lives, and that they do not know if it is a myth or a ghostly reality or if it was an angel sent from heaven.
But the truth is, says Contreras, that thousands of stories have been heard about the elegant woman, who appears when they are about to die and she saves their lives.
Those who managed to make the casting call for this movie will have to wait approximately three weeks before the judges finally pick the 12 that will be the actors and actresses of The Elegant Lady.
Buen Día, Ramón (Good Day, Ramón), a touching film
A beloved box office hit in Mexico, Buen Día, Ramón (Good Day, Ramon) tells the heartwarming story of a young man from a small Mexican town who travels to Germany to find work to support his family and becomes stranded without shelter or money. He struggles to survive on the streets until he meets Ruth, a lonely senior citizen with whom he develops an astonishing and touching friendship that transcends borders and prejudices. The film stars Kristyan Ferrer, Ingeborg Schöner and Adrianna Barazza, and is written, directed and produced by Jorge Ramírez-Suárez.
