Mondongo II: Portrait of Mondongo

2024

2h 2m

8.5(2 votes)

Documentary

Overview

“This is a film about the end of a friendship. It wasn’t meant to be. Fifteen years ago, they painted my portrait.” (Mariano Llinás)

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Art

Manuel Mendanha

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Juliana Laffitte

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Directing

Mariano Llinás

Acting

Agustín Mendilaharzu

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