The Strategy of the Snail

Top 10 Billed Cast

Fausto Cabrera
Fausto Cabrera

Jacinto Ibarburen

Frank Ramírez
Frank Ramírez

"Perro" Romero

Delfina Guido
Delfina Guido

Misia Trina

Vicky Hernández
Vicky Hernández

Doña Eulalia

Humberto Dorado
Humberto Dorado

Víctor Honorio Mosquera

Gustavo Angarita
Gustavo Angarita

Fray Luis

Salvatore Basile
Salvatore Basile

Matatigres

Rosa Virginia Bonilla
Rosa Virginia Bonilla

Doña Concepción

Marcela Gallego
Marcela Gallego

Yolanda García
Yolanda García

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    A group of tenants living in an old house are confronted with having to move out due to a renovation project the city has undertaken. The tenants decide to unite and come up with a strategy, but in the process—while the landlord and his aggressive attorney are chasing them—the tenants transform into the opposite of who they once were.

  • Release Date

    1993-12-25

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    7.335

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    3.7 starts
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    Español
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