The Firefly

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The Firefly

2013

1h 28m

6.9(119 votes)

Drama

Fantasy

Romance

Overview

After her estranged brother's sudden death, young wife Lucia bonds with his fiancée through their shared grief and finds herself falling in love.

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7 members

Acting

Carolina Guerra

Lucía

Acting

Olga Segura

Mariana

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Manuel José Chaves

Andrés

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María Helena Doehring

Mercedes

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Pedro Falla

El Pastuso

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Luis Fernando Orozco

Father Abelardo

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Andrés Aramburo

Adrián

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