Movie: The Writer from a Country Without Bookstores

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Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel
Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

Self - Narrator / Writer

Negro Bey
Negro Bey

Self - Singer

Manuel Carrero Blanco
Manuel Carrero Blanco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Teodoro Obiang Nguema

Self - Politician (archive footage)

Teodoro Nguema Obiang
Teodoro Nguema Obiang

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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