Once a Year Can't Hurt

Dec 25, 2014

1h 33m

★ 5.8

Two a month, how delicious it is... More than three, guayabo then!

Overview

It tells the story of a university student who makes a documentary to find out if Colombia is a country of drinkers or not. In the midst of everyday and comic situations, the young man will obtain interesting and entertaining material for his research.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Dago García Producciones

Congo Films

Cinecolor Films

Caracol Televisión

Once a Year Can't Hurt Trailers

Cast

Álvaro

Waldo Urrego

María del Pilar

Aída Morales

Álvaro Junior

Walter Luengas

Marcos

Manuel Sarmiento

Gustavo

Jacques Toukhmanian

Laura

Katherine Porto

Alcira

Lina Castrillón

Carmen

Luisa Fernanda Giraldo

Daniel

Juan Sebastián Parada

Marcela Rodríguez

Valeria Chagüi

Camarógrafo

Francisco Suárez

Juancho

Éibar Gutiérrez

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