Dios los cría...

Jan 1, 1979

2h 0m

★ 3.7

Overview

Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinesí Inc.

Dios Los Cría Inc.

Dios los cría... Trailers

Cast

Josefina (segment "La Otra")

Norma Candal

Hustler (segment "La Gran Noche")

Carlos Augusto Cestero

Arnaldo (segment "Dios Los Cria")

Pedro Juan Figueroa

Carlos (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Daniel Lugo

Don Marcos (segment "Negocio Redondo")

José Luis (Chavito) Marrero

Bishop (segment "Negocio Redondo")

Benjamín Morales

Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Jacobo Morales

Annette (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Gladys Rodríguez

Old Prostitute (segment "La Gran Noche")

Esther Sandoval

Arnaldo's brother (segment "Dios Los Cría")

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Luis de Tejada

Blanca Silvia Eró

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