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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

2023

1h 37m

7.5(60 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Two teenage Mexican-American loners in 1987 El Paso explore a new, unusual friendship and the difficult road to self-discovery.

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3Pas Studios

Big Swing Productions

Limelight

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Max Pelayo

Max Pelayo

Aristotle Mendoza

Reese Gonzales

Reese Gonzales

Dante Quintana

Eugenio Derbez

Eugenio Derbez

Jaime Mendoza

Veronica Falcón

Veronica Falcón

Liliana Mendoza

Kevin Alejandro

Kevin Alejandro

Sam Quintana

Eva Longoria

Eva Longoria

Soledad Quintana

Luna Blaise

Luna Blaise

Elena Tellez

Marlene Forte

Marlene Forte

Tia Ophelia

Isabella Gómez

Isabella Gómez

Gina Navarro

Maynor Alvarado

Maynor Alvarado

Julian Enriquez

Creative team

Directed by: Aitch Alberto
Written by: Aitch Alberto
Produced by: Ben Odell
Lin-Manuel Miranda

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