Top Cast
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Elida Gay Palmer
Alicia
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Carlos Estrada
Jacinto
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Manuel Perales
Miguel
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Alita Román
Hortensia
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Mario Soffici
Don Enrique
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Josefa Goldar
Lucía
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Gregorio Cicarelli
Pancho
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Bernardo Perrone
Nicasio
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José de Angelis
Tobías
Overview
The life of the tenants of a Buenos Aires tenement during the interwar period.
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