Battered Flesh
Battered Flesh

Battered Flesh

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1978
1h 33m
2.2(4 votes)
Drama

Overview

Berta, imprisoned in Franco's Spain on fraud charges, learns to navigate the indignities of prison, spreading her own brand of kindness and empathy to the other inmates, but she unwillingly learns a valuable lesson when she falls in love with one of them.

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39 members
Acting

Esperanza Roy

Berta

Esperanza Roy
Acting

Bárbara Rey

Xenta

Bárbara Rey
Acting

Terele Pávez

Lourdes

Terele Pávez
Acting

Beatriz Rossat

Unknown Role

Beatriz Rossat
Acting

Paca Ojea

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Elisa Montés

Unknown Role

Elisa Montés
Acting

Virginia Mataix

Denise

Virginia Mataix
Acting

Carmen de Lirio

Unknown Role

Carmen de Lirio
Acting

Paco Catalá

Mecánico

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Acting

Enriqueta Carballeira

Unknown Role

Enriqueta Carballeira
Acting

Gloria Berrocal

Unknown Role

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Pilar Bardem

Reclusa

Pilar Bardem
Acting

Trini Alonso

Trini, la celadora jefe

Trini Alonso
Acting

Jesús Alcaide

Unknown Role

No Image
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Tota Alba

Reclusa

Tota Alba
Acting

Yelena Samarina

Lulú

Yelena Samarina
Acting

Elisa Serna

Isa, presa política

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Julieta Serrano

Mercedes

Julieta Serrano
Acting

Julita Trujillo

Unknown Role

No Image
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Sandra Alberti

Unknown Role

Sandra Alberti
Acting

Mercedes Ariza

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Covadonga Cadenas

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ketty de la Cámara

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Carmen Carrión

Unknown Role

Carmen Carrión
Acting

Saturno Cerra

Unknown Role

Saturno Cerra
Acting

María Elena Flores

Unknown Role

María Elena Flores
Acting

Antipas Galán

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Isabel Gallardo

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Concha Leza

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Botoa Lefe

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Rafael Navarro

Unknown Role

Rafael Navarro
Acting

Víctor Israel

Recluso

Víctor Israel
Writing

Luis García Ortega

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Paca Quintero

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Kino Pueyo

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Ramón Reparaz

Unknown Role

Ramón Reparaz
Acting

María Rosa Salgado

Funcionaria prisión

María Rosa Salgado
Acting

Begoña Valle

Unknown Role

No Image
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Ángel Picazo

Padre de Berta

Ángel Picazo

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