Top Cast
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María Castro
Isabel
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Pedro Casablanc
Balmis
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Octavi Pujades
Salvany
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Carlos Santos
Jonás
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Camilo Redgrave
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Felipe García Vélez
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José Sospedra
Moisés
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Tiago Rodríguez
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Xoel Roupar
Overview
The story of the Balmis Expedition, funded by the King of Spain, to bring the smallpox vaccine to Spanish America.
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