Quite Like Paradise

Sep 12, 2024

2h 0m

★ 7.3

A lie so bright that dazzled everyone.

Overview

Ugo Conti, charismatic Italian aristocrat and influencer, arrives in Mexico where he seduces the Mexican high society. When he meets Frida Becker again, the love of his past, he will end up in the center of a struggle for political power.

Genres

Drama

Crime

Comedy

Production Companies

Interlinea Films

Cinépolis

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Eficine

Programa Ibermedia

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Cast

Ugo Conti

Andrea Arcangeli

Frida Becker

Esmeralda Pimentel

Teresa Rondia

Karol Sevilla

Alonso Rondia

Miguel Rodarte

Francisco de Astis

Maurizio Lombardi

Mario Soto

Enrique Arreola

Justino Nava

Gerardo Taracena

Presidente de México

Alberto Estrella

Alicia Rondia

Yuriria del Valle

Liz Avrell

Katie Barberi

Funcionario

Julio César Luna

Gerente

Luis Curiel

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