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El poder del deseo(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-01-01
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Time: 1h 57m
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Javier lives with his mother in a modest apartment. He conducts surveys on the effectiveness of ads. This work provides a humble earning for the two of them. One day he meets Juna at a bus stop. He tries to ask her out, but she refuses. A few days later, they meet again. Slowly a relationship develops, but her plan is to marry someone rich. Javier's wealthy uncle included him in his testament, so Juna talks Javier into killing the uncle.
Languages: Spanish.
Countries:
Spain
ProductionCompanies:
Serafín Ignacio García Trueba
Goya Producciones Cinematográficas S.A.
Movie: El poder del deseo
Top 10 Billed Cast
Marisol
Juna
Murray Head
Javier
José María Prada
Sorribes
Lola Gaos
Javier's mother
Francisco Amorós
Pol
Pilar Bardem
Portera
Juan Cazalilla
Camarero
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Javier lives with his mother in a modest apartment. He conducts surveys on the effectiveness of ads. This work provides a humble earning for the two of them. One day he meets Juna at a bus stop. He tries to ask her out, but she refuses. A few days later, they meet again. Slowly a relationship develops, but her plan is to marry someone rich. Javier's wealthy uncle included him in his testament, so Juna talks Javier into killing the uncle.
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1975-01-01
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