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Barrios altos

1987-10-02 · 87 min · ★ 5.0

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Veronica, recently divorced with a son, begins to organize her life and adapt to the new situation. Her problems are soon relegated to the back ground when Carlos, her masseuse, is murdered. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left a final message on her answering machine: she had to retrieve a package hidden in a railway station toilet. From that moment, Veronica will not know peace.

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Directors
José Luis García-Berlanga
Production companies
Jet Films, Incine
Countries
Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilVerónica
Carmen ConesaCarmen ConesaAna
Juanjo PuigcorbéJuanjo PuigcorbéLuis
Pepe RubianesPepe RubianesEdmundo
Llorenç SantamariaLlorenç SantamariaThe Hungarian (as Lorenzo Santamaria)
Abel FolkCarlos
Mario GasMario GasInspector Román
Albert VidalKramer
Jesús RamosDuro 1 (as Jesús Genís)
Mingo RàfolsMingo RàfolsDuro 2
Berti TovíasDuro 3 (as Albert Tovías)
Juan FairenCorpulento
Luciano FedericoLuciano FedericoQuímico
Júlia CarrascoMary Lou
Jordi RaurichJordi
Damià BarbanyDamià BarbanyPresentador Bagdad
Concha RedondoPortera
Concha BardemMadre (as Concha Bardem)
Francisco JarqueFrancisco JarqueCamionero
Jordi BatallaJordi BatallaEmpleado Mueble

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