Chica de Río

Jun 29, 2001

1h 42m

★ 5.7

When in doubt... Samba!

Overview

Discovering your wife is sleeping with your boss can make a man do strange things. For a Samba-obsessed London clerk, robbing a bank and boarding the first flight to Rio are just the beginning.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Atresmedia

Celtic Films Entertainment

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Cast

Raymond

Hugh Laurie

Orlinda

Vanessa Nunes

Paulo

Santiago Segura

Strothers

Patrick Barlow

Cathy

Lia Williams

Bichero

Nelson Xavier

Albert

Hugh Lloyd

Mr. Bigelow

John Junkin

Inspector

Paul Jerricho

Sales Assistant

Kacey Ainsworth

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