Letters from Marusia(1975)
History has forgotten their names - The evidence has been erased... BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO REMEMBER!
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.
Movie: Letters from Marusia
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gregorio
Luisa
Rosa
Sebastián
Troncoso
Weber
Margarita
Argandoña
Crisculo
Domingo Soto
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