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El capitán Mantarraya
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El capitán Mantarraya

1970-10-03 · 75 min · ★ 5.9

Elderly sea captain charms and delights an audience of children, telling them stories about the high adventures he experienced when he was young.

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Directors
Germán Valdés
Production companies
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Countries
Mexico
Status
Released

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Germán ValdésGermán Valdés
Nathanael LeónNathanael León
Chano UruetaChano Urueta
Rosalía ValdésRosalía Valdés
Ramón ValdésRamón Valdés
Manuel ValdésManuel Valdés
Cristina Spivis
Jorge ZamoraJorge Zamora
Ramón ValdésRamón ValdésEl ingeniebro
Ivonne GoveaMeche
Gerardo ZepedaGerardo ZepedaEl Chiquilín
Mario ZebadúaMario ZebadúaCarlitos
Eduardo Bonada
Alfonso MoralesHombre de Piedra
Reyes OlivaHombre de Piedra
Araceli Valdés
Gabriela Valdes
Esteban Valdés
Carmelita Valdés
Normita Valdés

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