Comrade Augusto

Jul 21, 1976

★ 8.0

Overview

Augusto Cardenas, former guerrilla of bourgeois origin, goes free after four years in prison, he meets with his parents and his wife. He returns to his world and realizes that the fight for his political ideals is only in his memory.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Augusto Cárdenas

Orlando Urdaneta

Julio Mota

Chelo Rodríguez

María Grazia Bianchi

Julio Tinoco

Rafael Cabrera

Gustavo

Jesús Maella

Billy Patiño

Manuel Poblete

Yoli

Chelo Rodríguez

Vladimir

Julio Mota

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