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Máncora

Máncora

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Máncora

"Sometimes paradise has a price."

2009

1h 40m

5.2(22 votes)

Drama

Overview

Following the suicide of his father, haunted by inner demons and his hatred for the world, Santiago decides to escape from Lima and take refuge in Máncora, a beach to the north of Peru where it is always summer.

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Jason Day

Jason Day

Santiago Pautrat

Elsa Pataky

Elsa Pataky

Ximena Saavedra

Enrique Murciano

Enrique Murciano

Iñigo

Phellipe Haagensen

Phellipe Haagensen

Batú

Liz Gallardo

Liz Gallardo

La mexicana

Andres Arellano

Chester Creek

Anahí de Cárdenas

Anahí de Cárdenas

Ana Maria

Lucia Ojeda

Cuchi Cuchi

Ramsay Ross

Ramsay Ross

Jean Pautrat

Angelita Velásquez

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Directed by: Ricardo de Montreuil
Written by: Oscar Orlando Torres
Ricardo de Montreuil

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