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The People at Universal
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The People at Universal

1991-12-01 · 111 min · ★ 7.0

Comedy · Action · Drama · Adventure

Former Sergeant Diogenes Hernandez owns the Universal, a precarious detective agency private in the Centre of Bogotá, which is based in the same apartment where he and his wife Fabiola inhabit. His nephew, Clemente Fernández, who works at the Agency, maintains a romance with Fabiola, without trying to hurt the feelings of his uncle, but driven by the need to alleviate their empty urban and anonymous man.

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Directors
Felipe Aljure
Production companies
Euskal Média S.A., Fotoclub-76, Igeldo Zine Produkzioak, Tchapline Films, TVE, Channel 4 Television
Countries
Colombia, Spain, United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Álvaro RodríguezÁlvaro RodríguezDiógenes Hernández
Robinson DíazRobinson DíazClemente Hernández
Jennifer SteffensFabiola Hernández
Ana Marí­a AristizabalMargarita (as Ana María Aristizábal)
Ramon AgirreRamon AgirreGastón, cliente
Aizpea GoenagaAizpea GoenagaBegoña
Juana MendiolaMadre
César BadilloCésar Badillo

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