Bestseller Barcelona: The World of Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Oct 19, 2022

0h 53m

★ 5.5

Overview

A journey through the fantastic and mysterious Barcelona that the Spanish writer Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964-2020) loved so much, the city of myth and legend, the city that was before it became one of the main European tourist destinations.

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

Production Companies

ZDF

ARTE

TV3

Goldmann & Karpe

Bestseller Barcelona: The World of Carlos Ruiz Zafón Trailers

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Cast

Self

Emili Rosales

Self

Joan Ramon Planas

Self

Michi Strausfeld

Self

Antonia Kerrigan

Self

Hilde Gersen

Self

Eduardo Mendoza

Self

Yanina Tiano

Self

Fuensanta García Duarte

Self

Marie Vila Casas

Self

Kiko Amat

Self

Irene Solà

Self (archive footage)

Carlos Ruiz Zafón

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