The House of the Pelican
An elementary school teacher tries to rebuild her life with her son, which is the result of a rape in a distant city.
An elementary school teacher tries to rebuild her life with her son, which is the result of a rape in a distant city.
Jacqueline Andere
Margarita Ramírez
Enrique Álvarez Félix
Nilo Ramírez
Isabela Corona
Mrs. Clementina
Carlos Agostí
Margarita's uncle
Daniela Romo
Engracia
Federico Falcón
Domingo, the rapist
Mónica Prado
Aurelia
Marta Zamora
Serafina
Carlos Rotzinger
Doctor
An elementary school teacher tries to rebuild her life with her son, which is the result of a rape in a distant city.
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