Las Cartas Del Gordo

Dec 25, 2006

1h 35m

★ 5.5

Overview

Two childhood friends (Rivera and Mendoza) re-encounter when one of them, a famous soccer player who didn't have time to hang out with the other, gets injured.

Genres

Family

Comedy

Production Companies

Dago García Producciones

Las Cartas Del Gordo Trailers

Cast

Alfredo 'El Flaco' Rangel

Quique Mendoza

Matías

Bernardo García

Self

Álvaro Bayona

Carlos Julio 'El Gordo' Martínez

John Mario Rivera

Inés

Diana Ángel

Self

Fernando Solórzano “El Flaco”

Juliana

Valentina Valencia

Self

Javier Hernandez Bonnet

Limón

Felipe Calero

Doctor

Julio Correal

Doña Maria Elena

María Helena Doëring

Madre

Andrea Guzmán

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