Movie: In Search of Maria

Top 5 Billed Cast

Elsa Vásquez
Elsa Vásquez

María

Sandro Romero Rey
Sandro Romero Rey

Efraín

Carlos Mayolo
Carlos Mayolo

Máximo Calvo

Luis Ospina
Luis Ospina

Alfredo del Diestro

Jorge Nieto
Jorge Nieto

Federico López

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    Based on the only four surviving shots of the first Colombian silent film, MARÍA (1921), by directors Máximo Calvo (Colombia) and Alfredo del Diestro (Spain), IN SEARCH OF ‘MARIA’ combines historical research, interviews, and scenic reconstruction to rescue the memory of a lost film.

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    1985-06-16

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    7

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    3.5 starts
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