Santera

Santera

Santera

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Santera

1994

1h 28m

4.2(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

About a mysterious and troubled black woman, a former practitioner of the Santería religion, who must comes to terms with her background whilst in a Caracas jail.

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20 members

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Irma Salcedo

Soledad

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Gisvel Ascanio

Ferrin

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Gonzalo Cubero

José

Gonzalo Cubero

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Laura del Sol

Paula

Laura del Sol

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José Elías Moreno

Juan de la Cruz

José Elías Moreno

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María Luisa Lamata

Isabel Medina

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Gledys Ibarra

Belén

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Zuleima Gonzalez

Adelaida

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Erick Ekvall

Keith

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Víctor Cuica

Eulogio

Víctor Cuica

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Antonieta Colón

Carmen

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Vanessa Colmenares

Daisy

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Àngel Barceló

Napoleon

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Parra Machado Pedro

Prison Officer

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Amado Zambrano

Padre Antonio

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Beatriz Vázquez

Luisa

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Lolymar Sanchez

Yamelia

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Kino Pueyo

Carlos

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María Cecilia Oduber

Zorida

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Jose Gregorio Mendez

Javier

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