Top Cast
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Julio Alvarado
El hijo
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Romulo Rivas
El padre
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Mercedes Diaz
La madre
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Ricardo Rivas
El hijo (niño)
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Danilo Taveras
El padre (voz)
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Sergio Bonilla
El hijo (voz)
Overview
First work by the Dominican director Agliberto Meléndez (“Un Pasaje de Ida”). Based on a short story by Horacio Quiroga, it tells the story of a son who goes on a hunting trip and a father worried about his failure to return.
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