Top Cast
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Marco Tulio Jimenez
Juanca (child)
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Olman Jimenez
Juanca (teenager)
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Willy Benavides
Juanca (adult)
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Wendy Cruz
Rosarito
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Gilberth Castro
Chepe Gamboa
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Vera Acuña
Urbelina
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Carlos Badilla
Isidro
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Omar Díaz
Baldomero
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Rafael Chavarría
Matías
Overview
Story of a peasant boy isolated from civilization, but with an idea stuck between his chest and back: to become a marathon runner
Rating
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