Miss Tacuarembó
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| Directed by | Martín Sastre |
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| Based on | Miss Tacuarembó by Dani Umpi |
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| Cinematography | Pedro Luque |
| Edited by | Sebastián Dubé |
| Music by | Ignacio Pérez Marín |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
Miss Tacuarembó is a 2010 musical comedy film directed by Martín Sastre and based on the novel of the same name by Uruguayan author Dani Umpi. Starring Natalia Oreiro, it follows a young woman from a small Uruguayan town who dreams of becoming a pop star, as she participates in a local beauty pageant, works as a singer in a theme park, and eventually gets a real chance through a reality show audition.
Released on 1 July 2010, Miss Tacuarembó received mixed reviews and six nominations at the 59th Silver Condor Awards, and earned Oreiro an Iris Award for Best Film Actress. The film, a co-production between Uruguay, Spain, and Argentina, also won Best Picture in the Zonazine section of the Málaga Film Festival.
Synopsis
Natalia Prato (Oreiro) is a young woman who grew up in the 1980s in the small city of Tacuarembó, Uruguay, heavily influenced by the telenovela Cristal and the film Flashdance. Determined to become a famous singer, she realizes that the only way to leave her hometown and move to a larger city to pursue her dreams is by being crowned Miss Tacuarembó.[1]
As an adult, she struggles to achieve her ambitions and works as a singer and entertainer at a theme park dedicated to the life of Jesus in Buenos Aires, far from the life she had always envisioned. It is then that she gets the opportunity to audition for a televised talent competition, which gives her a real chance to fulfill her dreams for the first time.
Cast
- Natalia Oreiro as Natalia "Cristal" Prato and Cándida López
- Sofía Silvera as young Natalia
- Diego Reinhold as Carlos
- Mateo Capo as young Carlos
- Rossy de Palma as Patricia Peinado
- Mirella Pascual as Haydeé Prato
- Mike Amigorena ad Jesus Christ
- Alejandro Tous as Father Clever
- Mónica Villa as Mónica
- Alejandro Sergi as Salvador
- Julieta Petriella as María José López
- María Pía Pratto as young María José
- Melina Petriella as María Noel López
- Ema Pratto as young María Noel
- Graciela Borges as Gloria Marlene Coitiño
- Boris Bakst as Enrique/Saint Expeditus
- Leonor Courtoisie as Sister Leonor
- Jeanette Rodríguez as Cristal
Soundtrack
Most of the songs in the film were written by Alejandro Sergi and performed by Natalia Oreiro, either solo or alongside other cast members.[2]
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" – Natalia
- "Ten Fé" – Sister Leonor
- "Día de Coreografías" – Natalia, Haydeé and Mónica
- "Cristo Park" – Natalia, Carlos and Salvador
- "Mi Vida Eres Tú" – Natalia
- "Perfume del Amor" – Natalia, Carlos and Enrique
- "Cándida" – Cándida
- "Papá" – Natalia and Jesus
- "Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Reprise) – Natalia
- "Cristal" (End Credits) – Natalia
Production
In May 2007, Martín Sastre confirmed that he was working on a film adaptation of Dani Umpi's novel Miss Tacuarembó, with Natalia Oreiro set to star as the lead.[3] It was also confirmed that Oreiro would portray the protagonist at ages 18 and 30, in addition to playing the character of Cándida.[4] In January 2010, an open casting was held to select actors to play the child versions of the main characters.[5] More than a thousand girls from Argentina and Uruguay auditioned, and Sofía Silvera, a nine-year-old Uruguayan girl from the town of Palmitas, was chosen.[6]
Filming began on 8 March 2010 and ended on 7 April.[7][8] Locations included the town of Santa Rosa, Canelones Department in Uruguay and Buenos Aires in Argentina.[9]
References
- ^ "Miss Tacuarembó – Sala Zitarrosa". salazitarrosa.montevideo.gub.uy (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2025-07-10. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Página/12 :: no". www.pagina12.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Natalia Oreiro actuará en "Miss Tacuarembó", escrita por Umpi". EL PAIS. 2007-05-01. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "La fantástica aventura de soñar". LA NACION (in Spanish). 2010-03-21. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Realizan un casting abierto para el film "Miss Tacuarembó"". EL PAIS. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Sofía Silvera ganó el casting de "Miss Tacuarembó"". EL PAIS. 2010-02-14. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Finalizó filmación de "Miss Tacuarembó"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Bienvenido mundo pop". EL PAIS. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Primera semana de rodaje de Miss Tacuarembó". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2025-10-18.