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Ocaña: An Intermittent Portrait(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-06-01
43%
10 Votes
Time: 1h 19m
Overview:
A sincere portrait, and in first person, of the multifaceted Andalusian artist José Pérez Ocaña.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
Teide
Prozesa
Movie: Ocaña: An Intermittent Portrait
Top 4 Billed Cast
Ocaña
Self
Camilo
Self
Nazario
Self
Ventura Pons
Self - Interviewer (uncredited)
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