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An American in Puerto Rico

Oct 12, 2011

1h 13m

★ 0.0

Overview

A young American man is transferred to work in Puerto Rico. He quickly tries to integrate into the Puerto Rican life, but his ignorance of cultural differences and no understanding of the Spanish language create problems.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Sepu Productions

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Cast

John

Daegan Palermo

Carmen

Lizette García

María

Nanishka Camberos

Jose

Jose Sepulveda

Harold

Clyde J. Bruff

Bartender

Ben David Garza

Lead architect

C.S. Boris

Michael Medici

Fred Zappert

Nancy Jo Sale

Rene Caraballo

Rene Cartagena

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