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Rita, the Documentary
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Rita, the Documentary

2018-03-09 · 118 min · ★ 6.5

Documentary · History · Music

An aesthetic and politic portrait of Mexico's 90s decade through the biography of artist Rita Guerrero, who developed in different fields, mostly music and theater.

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Directors
Arturo Díaz Santana
Production companies
UNAM, Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Aldo Max Rodríguez
Úrsula PrunedaÚrsula Pruneda
Leticia Venzor
Sergio Ruiz
Pablo Valero
Patricio Iglesias
Mago Guerrero
Raquel GuerreroRaquel Guerrero
Alfonso Figueroa
Manuel Mejía Armijo
Jacobo LiebermanJacobo Lieberman
Alejandro Otaola
Juan Sebastián Lach
Ximena Mor
Adriana Díaz Enciso

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