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Una familia de tantas
1948 | B/N | 131:00

The calm and order of the Cataño family starts to deteriorate when a vacuum cleaner salesman knocks on the door, determined to sell one of his modern products. From that moment on, teenage daughter Maru will dream of breaking the chains that bind her to her conservative family.


Country: México
Direction: Galindo; Alejandro
Script: Galindo; Alejandro
Production: Santos Galindo; César
Photography: Ortiz Ramos; José
Sound: Fernández; Luis
Music: Lavista; Raúl
Cast:De Alba; Felipe, Galindo; Eugenia, Roth; Martha, Silva; David, Soler; Fernando, Reza; Enriqueta
Art direction: Gerzso; Gunther
Participation year at FICM: 2022

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