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Asesinato en la Universidad
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Asesinato en la Universidad

2018-09-27 · 92 min · ★ 5.1

Drama · History · Thriller · TV Movie

In 1543, at the University of Salamanca, in Spain, Fray Antonio Román, an Augustinian monk who spreads humanist ideas, considered heretical, among his more inquisitive students, a clandestine group of four led by the brilliant novice Luis de León, mysteriously dies in unspeakable circumstances. In the present day, the historian Lara Cabanes is hired to find out if the monk was murdered, as is suspected and she is told, but the task will not be easy to achieve.

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Directors
Iñaki Peñafiel
Production companies
La Cometa TV, TVE
Countries
Spain
Status
Released

Top Cast

Leonor WatlingLeonor WatlingLara
Patrick CriadoPatrick CriadoFray Luis de León
Daniel GraoDaniel GraoAlberto
Macarena SanzMacarena SanzSonia
Fernando SotoFernando SotoAntonio Román
Chani MartínChani MartínJavier de Castro
Fernando AlbizuFernando AlbizuNicolás de Medina
Ramon AgirreRamon AgirreSantiago Montemayor
Daniel LuqueGaspar
Iván Sánchez SánchezJuan
Antonio BachillerRodrigo
Jon MendíaPedro Ferrer
Javier PereiraJavier PereiraFather Galindo
Alfonso BassaveAlfonso BassaveCarlos
Joaquín ClimentJoaquín ClimentTomás

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