Deseo

Deseo

Deseo

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Deseo

2013

1h 37m

6.5(271 votes)

Drama

Overview

Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.

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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Edith González

Edith González

Actriz

Christian Bach

Christian Bach

La Señora

Paola Nuñez

Paola Nuñez

Jovencita

Paulina Gaitán

Paulina Gaitán

Adolescente

Leonor Varela

Leonor Varela

Muchacha

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Lila Downs

Pedro Damián

Pedro Damián

El Marido

Gerardo Taracena

Gerardo Taracena

Marino

Ari Borovoy

El Joven

Geraldine Zinat

Geraldine Zinat

La Francesa

Creative team

Directed by: Antonio Zavala Kugler
Written by: Antonio Zavala Kugler

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