Luis Peña
Also Known As: Luis Peña y Illescas, Luis Peña Illescas, Luis Pegna, Луис Пенья
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Adult: No
Birthday: June 20, 1918
Age: 106 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: March 29, 1977
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Eugenia de Montijo
Overview: Eugenia de Montijo, an extraordinarily beautiful woman, educated and intelligent daughter of the Count of Montijo, decides to start a European tour when she discovers that the Duke of Alba, whom she believed her suitor, actually intends for her sister. In Paris she meets Napoleon III, the future emperor of France, who is bewitched by the beauty of the young aristocrat from Granada
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-10-16
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Surcos
Overview: A farm family moves into a city maybe at the end of the Spanish Civil War. They move in with the sister of the farmers wife. In the city everything is illegal or immoral or both.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1951-10-26
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Embajadores en el infierno
Overview: Four Spanish Blue Division soldiers captured after the German invasion of Soviet territory face a choice in forced labor camps: renounce their Spanish nationality for better conditions. While two accept, Captain Adrados leads a group resisting, labeling those who comply as traitors, showcasing a struggle for loyalty to Franco's values.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-09-17
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El 13-13
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Genres: Thriller Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-01-01
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Llegaron los franceses
Overview: On May 2, 1808 the Spanish took up arms against Napoleon. The war are surprised by a traveling company of actors formed by Damian and their four daughters. Rosita, the eldest, is in love with a revolutionary, but Duvalliers, a French officer, also sought. Circumstances beyond all that Rosita can support: conflict views that cause her two suitors, the love of family, his duty as a patriot ... Having become human torch accidentally Rosita launches into a tinderbox and thereby causes the beginning of a decisive battle against the French.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Bring a Little Loving
Overview: Mike, the famous group Los Bravos singer, is kidnapped by Chou-Fang, follower of the doctrines of the fearsome Manchu. In fact, Chou Fang is not interested in Mike, but to dominate the world through a chemical formula that should develop a retired scientist. The daughter of the Professor, the beautiful Sao-Ling, believed that Mike is a superhero and involves it the dangerous history.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-09-03
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Porque te vi llorar
Overview: Once the Spanish Civil War is over, the sons of the wealthy classes, who support politically and militarily the new regime, are preparing to begin their ascent in the social and economic sphere.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-12-17
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We Are 18 Years Old
Overview: Comedy about the surreal holiday of two teenage Spanish girls, where they meet a bizarre assortment of villains and new friends.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-05-03
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Follow the Legion!
Overview: In North Africa, in a detachment of the Spanish Legion, el Grajo, a brave veteran, and Mauro, who has just enlisted, become close friends. When an unfortunate circumstance results in the death of a man, suspicions fall on one of them.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-05-11
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A Clean Shot
Overview: Martin and Antoine, two French criminals, team up with Román and El Picas, a friend of the latter, to commit robberies in Barcelona, but things do not turn out as expected.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-03-02
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Whom God Forgives
Overview: Set in rural South of Spain in the 19th century, tells the story of group of outlaws, from very different origins, trying to survive, hiding from the law enforcement officers in caves in a hilly area, and their struggle against the evil mining company that exploits the poor people of their home village.
Genres: Western History Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-05-05
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¡Harka!
Overview: In North Africa, Captain Valcázar and Lieutenant Herrera's harka, great friends, stands out for its heroism in actions. The wife and the sister of a dead Captain travel to Morocco. At the time, Herrera falls in love with the sister in law, Amparo, who wants to return to Madrid. So does the lieutenant, but soon learns the harka has been undone in combat and the Captain Valcázar died with it. Herrera runs to take charge of the harka to reorganize it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-04-12
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Locura de amor
Overview: The passion that Joan of Castile, daughter of the Catholic Kings and heir to the throne, feels for her husband, Philip the Handsome, sovereign of the Netherlands and son of Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy, is not reciprocated. Her temperament, her jealousy and an unexpected tragedy will throw Joan into the dark realm of madness and obsession with death, the only realm where she will be a true queen…
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1948-10-08
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Two Gangsters in the Wild West
Overview: In the late 1800's, Sicilians Franco and Ciccio are serving 20 years of prison for stealing two mules, when they are helped to escape by an American who says he is a friend of their grandfathers, who were killed in Texas by a gang of bandits who wanted to take over their gold mine. The two friends travel to America to take posses of the gold mine, but they soon discover that they are not the only ones who want it.
Genres: Western Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1964-06-30
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Main Street
Overview: A small town in Spain, October 1955. Isabel, a 35-year-old dreamer who feels like a failure because she is not married yet, becomes the new target of a group of soulless pranksters.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-10-26
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Bambú
Overview: Alejandro is a young composer from Madrid who, overwhelmed by a sentimental and artistic failure, decides to enlist as a volunteer soldier and go to war-torn Cuba, where he befriends Antonio, who becomes his best friend.
Genres: Drama Adventure Romance
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1945-10-15
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Ambush in Tangier
Overview: An American police detective's investigation into a series of murders leads him to drug smugglers in North Africa.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1957-01-01
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Kill and Be Killed
Overview: A former singer lives alone with her fortune - and with her nephew, Fernando, a low character to whom she refuses to lend more money. Elisa leaves prison and starts a new life as a personal attendant to the aging singer, using her knowledge as a former nurse - a profession she can not return to. Fernando meets Elisa, and together they plan to poison the lonely woman, and use her money abroad. They plan their alibis well. But those who kill by the sword will perish by the sword.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1962-05-03
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Madrugada
Overview: A rich and famous painter dies leaving a secret that kept him apart from the woman he loved. Suspecting a family plot, she will try to unveil it keeping his death from the greedy relatives who are called in the middle of the night. She will try to find the truth before the dawn comes at last.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-07-15
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The Two Parachutists
Overview: Two penniless Italian buskers want to go to the USA but get on the wrong ship and end up in South America in a concentration camp where they are rescued by American parachutists from. Afterwards they become big shots in the States but their dream comes to an end : they are sent to fight in Vietnam
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-12-24
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Altar mayor
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-02-21
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Dulcinea
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-06-09
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The Garden of Delights
Overview: The greedy relatives of a paralysed 45-year-old amnesiac millionaire go to extreme lengths to help him recover his memory.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-11-05
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Z7 Operation Rembrandt
Overview: A German scientist takes refuge in an unnamed South American country, and finishes the development of a weapon of mass destruction. Lesky, is assistant, is paid by a Chinese spy ring to abduct the scientist, and appropriate the weapon. Super agent Z7's mission is to find them and prevent that, which he does - at a cost of a number of lives.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1966-03-16
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El pasado te acusa
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-06-16
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Quiéreme con música
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Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1957-05-07
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De espaldas a la puerta
Overview: Inspector Simón and Inspector Arévalo investigate the stabbing of a nightclub employee.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1959-11-12
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Four Queens for an Ace
Overview: Hakim Gregory escapes from prison by killing a number of guards, and returns to his hide-out abroad, to lead again his gang of drug trafficking and contract murders. Layton of the Secret Service must discover, and arrest him. The difficult mission almost becomes impossible with the rivalry of Layton's partner, Petula, the jealousy of his bride, Marion, the possible treachery of a Spanish woman, Dolores Arrabal, and yet a mysterious and sexy informant, Rosario... Too many women for Layton.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1966-10-05
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En un mundo diferente
Overview: Two aliens come to Earth to take over the planet. To do so, they plan subdue and clone famous pop singers Juan and Junior.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-02-28
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El agua en el suelo
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-04-16
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The Amazing Doctor G
Overview: Nefarious villain Goldginger is thwarted by bumbling secret agents Franco and Ciccio in his scheme to spark an international war by zombifying all government employees in this Italian spoof of the James Bond movies.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1965-10-15
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Madrid, Costa Fleming
Overview: Sexy comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1976-04-26
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Volver a vivir
Overview: A former soccer player is morally and mentally destroied by the death of his wife. But when he gets the chance to train a team he regains his life by making victories and also finding another love.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1968-02-12
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Furnished Studio 2.P.
Overview: Two bank employees use a computer to determine the girls for their sexual affairs in their newly hired flat.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1969-10-17
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El pobre García
Overview: García is employed of advertising at a factory of razor blades and goes out in secret with Conchita, the daughter of the director. One day, taking advantage of the cycle return to Spain, García puts into practice a new and risky system of making him an advertising, but Raúl, the director, dismisses García because he didn´t like the idea. From here, García will gain the life himself in the most varied works: barber, bootblack and guide of the Prado Museum. A difficult situation in order that his former chief accepts the relation that it supports with his daughter.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-10-02
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Reina santa
Overview: A virtuous Spanish princess becomes queen of Portugal, and soon is affected by the social struggles and the reckless fight to power between the king's faction and that of his son's.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1947-01-11
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Police Calling 091
Overview: A police inspector makes his service in a patrol car attenging emergency calls. A memory hauns him, the death of her daughter, who was killed hit by a car that fled. The car is located and the inspector goes there and confrontation will be violent.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-11-07
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Canciones de nuestra vida
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Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-11-24
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La esfinge maragata
Overview: The action takes place on a Maragata hacienda that is sinking into misery, whose situation can only be solved through a marriage of convenience. But the marriageable girl, during a train trip, falls in love with a young poet and is reciprocated. Her family is opposed to this relationship, since they have promised her to marry a man of good standing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1950-01-26
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La mestiza
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1956-10-15
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The Mine
Overview: Elsa Martinelli plays a resident of a seaside village who falls in love with rootless stranger Antonio Ciffariello. The stranger soon learns that he'll have to fight over Elsa's affections with hotheaded villager Luis Pena. Meanwhile, a fisherman who illegally uses dynamite nearly causes tragedy to the entire community.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1958-02-06
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La frontera del miedo
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1958-06-16
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Vacations in Majorca
Overview: Ugly, persistent, and (initially) annoying admirer pursues a beautiful actress. At first he is laughed of, especially by his ultra handsome rival, but with his firm insistence, and gradually emerging charm, he seduces the lady, to the total shocked surprise of his rival.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1959-08-14
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El precio de la sangre
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Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-06-17
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La rosa roja
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1960-01-01
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Historia de un hombre
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Tengo 17 años
Overview: A young girl decide to escape from home because her stepmother doesn´t like her. She finds a modest family that welcomes her as a family member. She learns how to live in lowliness and fall in love with David.
Genres: Romance Family Drama Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1964-05-22
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En busca de una canción
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1937-11-01
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Juan Pedro the Scyther
Overview: After fulfilling his military service, Juan Pedro returns to Daroca, his small town. He meets Carmela, an attractive gypsy arrived at the town a year ago. Despite the rumors and prejudices, the couple decides to marry.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1970-04-22
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La boda de Quinita Flores
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1943-03-02
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Cousin Angelica
Overview: When the single middle-aged Luis travels from Barcelona to bury the remains of his mother in the vault of his family in Segovia, he is lodged by his aunt Pilar in her old house where he spent his summer of 1936 with her. He meets his cousin Angelica, who was his first love, living on the first floor with her husband and daughter, and he recalls his childhood in times of the Spanish Civil War entwined with the present.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1974-04-28
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Ella, él y sus millones
Overview: Arturo Salazar is a powerful businessman who wants to be related to the nobility, so he asks an aristocratic friend to find him a blue-blooded bride.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-12-25
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A Whole Life
Overview: After years of abusing his wife, a ne'er-do-well husband disappears with their son--and winds up selling him to a wealthy family. Years later, the wife, now a world-famous opera singer, finally has enough time and money to begin a search for him. Spanish language version of the 1930 film "Sarah and Son".
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1930-12-15
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Diez días millonaria
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1934-01-01
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La cumparsita
Overview: Set in the 1900s and filmed partially in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Barcelona, Madrid and Sevilla. A young lady of Spanish parents, raised in the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, travels to act in Europe after winning a contest, she becomes famous and marries an Argentinian.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1961-01-01
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Nuestro culpable
Overview: A burglar with a big heart is arrested in a banker’s house for a theft he did not commit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1938-03-21
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El rey que rabió
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-01-22
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La nascita di Salomè
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1940-07-13
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Boy
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Genres: Adventure
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1940-10-07
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Los millones de Polichinela
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-11-05
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La doncella de la duquesa
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1941-01-01
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Vidas cruzadas
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1942-12-21
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Yo no me caso
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-09-25
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Tarjeta de visita
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-02-10
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Plaza de Oriente
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1963-02-18
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Ni tuyo ni mío
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1944-01-01
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Chantaje
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1946-09-26
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