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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life
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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

2006-04-07 · 108 min · ★ 5.4

Comedy · Drama · Thriller

The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.

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Directors
Busi Cortés
Production companies
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad
Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

Top Cast

Evangelina ElizondoEvangelina ElizondoBrigida
Lumi CavazosLumi CavazosAurora
Plutarco HazaPlutarco HazaHoracio
Jesús OchoaJesús OchoaMacario
Ramón BarragánSimon
Patricio CastilloPatricio CastilloVicente
Marina de TaviraMarina de TaviraTere
Stephanie DuranteAlheli
Luis FerrerPlacido
Adriana FonsecaAdriana FonsecaManuela
Rogelio GuerraRogelio GuerraMateo
Tony MarcínCuca
Carmiña MartínezEduviges
Pilar Ixquic MataPilar Ixquic MataVioleta
Ana Ofelia MurguíaAna Ofelia MurguíaDoña Tere
Mercedes PascualMercedes PascualTais
José Carlos RodríguezJuez
Ana Celia UrdiquiPachita
Marta ZamoraMarta ZamoraLibrada

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