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Porcelain Horse
Porcelain Horse

Porcelain Horse

Genres

Drama

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Paco Chavez's life is careless and charming. It's a life of illicit drugs and a forbidden love affair he carries with Lucia, his former high school sweetheart, now married to another man. One night, Paco and his younger brother Luis, enter their parent's home to steal a porcelain horse to pawn in order to score more drugs. Their father catches them and a fight ensues. The consequences of that fight will haunt both brothers forever.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$500

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

13 October 2012

Country

Costa Rica

Cast

Leovanna Orlandini

Leovanna Orlandini

Lucía

Andrés Crespo

Andrés Crespo

Lagarto

Francisco Savinovich

Francisco Savinovich

Paco

Alejandro Fajardo

Alejandro Fajardo

Rodrigo

Victor Arauz

Victor Arauz

Luis

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