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Fray Escoba

1961

1h 41m

6.4(5 votes)

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53 members

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René Muñoz

Fray Martín de Porres

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Esther Zulema

Ana Velázquez

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Jesús Tordesillas

Padre Prior

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Juan Calvo

Fray Barragán

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José 'Lepe' Álvarez

(as José Álvarez 'Lepe')

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Irán Eory

Hermana Rosa

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Xan das Bolas

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Barta Barri

(as Barta Barry)

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Marta Ducal

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Asunción Mateos

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Rosario Royo

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Juan Cazalilla

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Antonio Queipo

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Miguel del Castillo

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Alfonso Rojas

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José Riesgo

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Antonio Jiménez Escribano

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Félix Dafauce

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Carmen Porcel

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Blanca Suárez

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Luis Domínguez Luna

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Pedro Rodríguez de Quevedo

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Rodolfo del Campo

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José A. Dorronsoro

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Javier de Rivera

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Pedro Basari

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Mario Moreno

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Antonio Gómez Delgado

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Joaquín Burgos

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Enrique Closas

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Antonio Delgado

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Eduardo Moreno

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Francisco Nieto

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Rafael Hernández

Delincuente

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Rafael Vaquero

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Ricardo G. Lilló

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Evaristo Falco

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Ramón Torrado Lores

Niño

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Guillermo Carmona

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José Castells

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Josep Castillo

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Pedro Fenollar

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Joaquín Bergía

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Pablo Piñeiro

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Enrique Moreno

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Ángel Álvarez

Fray Tomás

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Inmaculada Pérez

Niña

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Juan Luis González

Niño

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Domingo Paz

Niño

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Alfredo Mayo

Don Juan de Porres

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Mariano Azaña

Fray Cirilo

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Roberto Rey

Mateo Pastor

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José Bódalo

(uncredited)

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