Lalo

Lalo

Lalo

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Lalo

"Lalo Cannes Short Film Corner 2016"

2015

0h 11m

9.5(2 votes)

Drama

Overview

Lalo is a little boy who lives in an orphanage and dreams of singing in the choir of the church. His companions make fun of him and beat him, so he is unjustly punished afterwards. Very soon, everyone will discover in him an extraordinary change of direction in his life.

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7 members

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Daniel Rodriguez

Lalo

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Jesús Padilla

Padre Horacio

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Pedro Ander

Octavio

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Maru Afaro

Sor Jimena

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Shantal Garcia

Monja 1

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Saul Aguilar

Bully 1

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Lachlan Estrada

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