Ilona Arrives with the Rain

Sep 5, 1996

1h 51m

★ 6.9

A dangerous romance full of international intrigue

Overview

Maqroll, Ilona, and Abdul all share a common dream: to sail the world in a tramp-steamer. But who could afford such a thing? Over the years they have become separated. Alone in Panama City, smuggler Maqroll is finding neither great success nor happiness — until the tropical rains come, bringing Ilona: friend, lover, and partner in crime. Abdul, in Morocco, has found a steamer to suit them. In Panama, Ilona and Maqroll begin a new scheme, in search of impossible wealth. But fate has further twists in store.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Caracol Televisión

Fotoemme S.A.

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Cast

Ilona Grabowska

Margarita Rosa de Francisco

Abdul

Imanol Arias

Larissa

Pastora Vega

Maqroll

Humberto Dorado

Alex

David Riondino

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Stefano Abbati

Stavropoulos

Antonino Iuorio

Alcántara

José Luis Borau

Doña Rosa

Mirta Ibarra

Astor doorman

Fausto Cabrera

Gaditano

Tony Zenet

Ceuta commissar

Gabriel Latorre

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