Letters from Marusia

Dec 26, 1975

1h 50m

★ 5.4

History has forgotten their names - The evidence has been erased... BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO REMEMBER!

Overview

Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.

Genres

Drama

History

Production Companies

P. C. Arturo Feliú

Conacine

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Cast

Gregorio

Gian Maria Volonté

Luisa

Diana Bracho

Rosa

Patricia Reyes Spíndola

Sebastián

Salvador Sánchez

Troncoso

Claudio Obregón

Weber

Julián Pastor

Margarita

Silvia Mariscal

Argandoña

José Carlos Ruiz

Crisculo

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Domingo Soto

Eduardo López Rojas

Young Worker

Arturo Beristáin

Professor

Francisco Morayta

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