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1936 | B/N | 62:00

Pablo, a boxer, is in love with his wife Aurora, who betrays him with a cabaret singer. When Pablo catches the lovers in the act, he files for divorce and falls into a deep depression that will lead him to lose a fight. Then he meets Marlene, a variety entertainer who dances naked in a cage filled with lions and is romantically involved with Marck, the lion tamer. Pablo proses to Marlene, but she doesn’t dare leave Marck.


Direction: Guerra; Armand
Script: Guerra; Armand
Production: Rojas; Andrés, Carballo; Arturo
Photography: Duch; Tomás
Music: Rojas; Andrés
Cast:Álvarez Rubio; Pablo, Guerra; Armand, Galán; Antonio, Corcuera; Alfredo, de Jarque; Tina, Marck; Georges, Grey; Marlène, Sidney; Jack
Art direction: Montoya; Antonio
Participation year at FICM: 2017

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