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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

"Better a good death than a bad life"

2006

1h 48m

5.4(10 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Thriller

Overview

The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.

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Production Companies

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Evangelina Elizondo

Evangelina Elizondo

Brigida

Lumi Cavazos

Lumi Cavazos

Aurora

Plutarco Haza

Plutarco Haza

Horacio

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Macario

Ramón Barragán

Simon

Patricio Castillo

Patricio Castillo

Vicente

Marina de Tavira

Marina de Tavira

Tere

Stephanie Durante

Alheli

Luis Ferrer

Placido

Adriana Fonseca

Adriana Fonseca

Manuela

Creative team

Directed by: Busi Cortés
Written by: Consuelo Garrido
Busi Cortés

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