

Quijote
2012-10-28 · 80 min · ★ 7.0
As a child, Jairo William Gutiérrez traded a few onions for a ticket to the circus and from then on he only wanted to be an actor and playwright. Today Jairo is 50 years old and farms the land, milks his cow and writes theater. His passion for the stage is so great that he set up a theater company, which is made up of his wife, two daughters and a few neighbors.
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- Directors
- Juan Pablo Ríos
- Production companies
- Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematografico, Pompilia Films
- Countries
- Colombia
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 320,000
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