The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz(1955)
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
Movie: The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz
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Archibaldo de la Cruz
Lavinia
Patricia Terrazas
Mrs. Cervantes
Alejandro Rivas
Carlota Cervantes
Willy Corduran
The Governess
Señora de la Cruz, Archibaldo's mother
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A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it - but not everything goes according to plan...
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1955-05-19
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7.28
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