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Chica de Río
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Chica de Río

2001-06-29 · 102 min · ★ 5.7

Drama · Comedy

Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.

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Directors
Christopher Monger
Production companies
Atresmedia, Celtic Films Entertainment
Countries
United Kingdom, Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hugh LaurieHugh LaurieRaymond
Vanessa NunesOrlinda
Santiago SeguraSantiago SeguraPaulo
Patrick BarlowPatrick BarlowStrothers
Lia WilliamsLia WilliamsCathy
Nelson XavierNelson XavierBichero
Hugh LloydHugh LloydAlbert
John JunkinJohn JunkinMr. Bigelow
Paul JerrichoInspector
Kacey AinsworthKacey AinsworthSales Assistant

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