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Esas no son penas
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Esas no son penas

2005-01-26 · 90 min · ★ 7.3

Drama

One day five women from Quito, friends in their teens, decide to get back together after fourteen years. Helena is waiting for her second child, Marina lives the ups and downs of infidelity, Diana, an early widow, shares her loneliness with her 15 year old daughter and Tamara has not abandoned the random life of nightclubs, men and drugs. The purpose of their get-together is to visit their old classmate, Alejandra, who is consumed by an illness.

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Directors
Anahí Hoeneisen, Daniel Andrade
Production companies
La Maquinita, Consejo Nacional de Cinematografía del Ecuador
Countries
Ecuador
Status
Released

Top Cast

Amaia MerinoAmaia MerinoMarina
Anahí HoeneisenAnahí HoeneisenElena
Francisca RomeoDiana
Paquita TroyaTamara
Carolina ValenciaAlejandra
Juan Martín CuevaManuel
Nicolás Andrade
Mauricio Samaniego
Sebastián Burbano
Paulino Camacho
Gustavo Corral
Coca Ponce

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