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Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good
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Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

2001-11-09 · 86 min · ★ 7.6

Drama · Crime

The attack on a popular singer known as Pachito -who becomes the favorite candidate to win the presidential election in an imaginary Latin American country- is the starting point of several stories, including: the alleged murderer, a police officer investigating the disappearance of the murdered body and an architect hired to design the mausoleum to the memory of the possible dictator.

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Directors
Fabián Hofman
Production companies
Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica (CCC), Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Estudios Churubusco Azteca, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jorge ZárateJorge ZáratePachito Rex
Yuriria del ValleYuriria del ValleRumania Merrog
Alejandro CalvaAlejandro CalvaChueco Romo
Carlos CobosMachadia
Ernesto Gómez CruzErnesto Gómez CruzSobrino
Ana Ofelia MurguíaAna Ofelia MurguíaRosa María
Fernando Torre LaphameGenaro
Pedro AltamiranoPedro AltamiranoEstrada
Jaime EstradaRosas
Mónica HuarteMónica HuarteVendedora de flores
Aida LópezAida LópezGrace
Juan Carlos VivesJuan Carlos VivesVelador
Damián AlcázarDamián AlcázarAbel
José SefamiJosé SefamiAmigo del dominó
Mario ZaragozaMario ZaragozaAmigo del dominó
Oscar Gioldias Basurto
Rodrigo VeraChuy
Rubén MolinaMesero
Lisa OwenLisa OwenMaría
Arturo RíosArturo RíosEnrique Piña Román

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