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1945 | B/N | 108:00

The story of a surgeon split into as many parts as the skull has bones. Alejandro falls passionately in love with Lucia, a nude model, just one day before leaving on a long trip around the world. When he returns he is surprised to find that his friend has married her.


Direction: Bracho; Julio
Script: Bracho; Julio
Production: de La Serna; Mauricio
Photography: Phillips; Alex
Sound: Randall; Howard
Music: Lavista; Raúl
Cast:Montoya; Felipe, Michel; Lilia, Arvide; Manuel, Noriega; Manuel, Valero; Jesús, Martínez; Octavio, Marín; Gloria, de Córdova; Arturo, Villarreal; Julio
Art direction: Fernández; Jorge
Participation year at FICM: 2016

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