El abuelo(1954)
Based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdós.
Movie: El abuelo
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Don Rodrigo de Achával
Lucrecia Vélez
Recitante
Dorotea
Zenén
Prior
Venancio
Gregorio
Dr. Gutierrez
Monseñor
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Based on the novel of the same name by Benito Pérez Galdós.
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1954-07-01
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