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Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

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Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

1995

1h 44m

7.0(38 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

Alcoholic prostitute Gloria is in the middle of a business deal with gangsters when a fatal confrontation occurs. She flees Mexico City, returning to her native Madrid, where she's reunited with her comatose husband and his mother, while hitman Eduardo is pursuing her to retrieve information.

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Canal+ España

Sogepaq

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Victoria Abril

Victoria Abril

Gloria Duque

Pilar Bardem

Pilar Bardem

Doña Julia

Federico Luppi

Federico Luppi

Eduardo

Ángel Alcázar

Juan

María Asquerino

María Asquerino

Esperanza

Fernando Delgado

Fernando Delgado

Cura

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Daniel Giménez Cacho

Oswaldo

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Doña Amelia

Guillermo Gil

Guillermo Gil

Evaristo

Bruno Bichir

Bruno Bichir

Many

Creative team

Directed by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Written by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Produced by: Edmundo Gil

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