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Aranzazú, a memory of ruins
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Aranzazú, a memory of ruins

2012-04-05 · 52 min · Not rated

Documentary

The celebration of a city is held every year and nostalgia is the main guest. Around the city there is nothing but ruins and in the distance, four men walk the streets of a city that was once great.

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Directors
Claudia Garibaldi Toledo
Production companies
Canal Once, La Maroma
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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Anastasio ZavalaSelf
Francisco ZavalaSelf
Rafael Nuñez EsparzaSelf
José Santos Sánchez MuñozSelf
Kike OrandayNarrator (voice)

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