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Dios los cría...

Dios los cría...

Genres

Drama

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Film consisting of five stories: "Dios los cría...", dealing with brothers' rivalry for an inheritance; "Negocio redondo", about a lawyer selling a property to the Catholic church with guilty feelings; "Entre 12 y 1", where a couple and a close friend get trapped in an elevator; "La gran noche", a night in the life of an old prostitute; and "La otra", where a man alternates between two women.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

01 January 1979

Country

Puerto Rico

Cast

Norma Candal

Norma Candal

Josefina (segment "La Otra")

Carlos Augusto Cestero

Carlos Augusto Cestero

Hustler (segment "La Gran Noche")

Pedro Juan Figueroa

Pedro Juan Figueroa

Arnaldo (segment "Dios Los Cria")

Daniel Lugo

Daniel Lugo

Carlos (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

José Luis (Chavito) Marrero

José Luis (Chavito) Marrero

Don Marcos (segment "Negocio Redondo")

Benjamín Morales

Benjamín Morales

Bishop (segment "Negocio Redondo")

Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Alberto Palacios (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Gladys Rodríguez

Gladys Rodríguez

Annette (segment "Entre Doce Y Una")

Esther Sandoval

Esther Sandoval

Old Prostitute (segment "La Gran Noche")

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Arnaldo's brother (segment "Dios Los Cría")

Luis de Tejada

Luis de Tejada

Blanca Silvia Eró

Blanca Silvia Eró

Alicia Moreda

Alicia Moreda

Luis Vera

Luis Vera

Claribel Hernández Colón

Claribel Hernández Colón

Carmen Despradel

Carmen Despradel

José Artemio Torres

José Artemio Torres

Andrés F. Quiñones

Andrés F. Quiñones

Otilio Warrington

Otilio Warrington

Sully Diaz

Sully Diaz

Helga Umpierre

Helga Umpierre

Catín Ballesteros

Catín Ballesteros

Marianne Pripps

Marianne Pripps

Amalia Cruz

Amalia Cruz

Myrna Escabí

Myrna Escabí

Arlene González

Arlene González

Gilda Hernández

Gilda Hernández

Millie Rodríguez

Millie Rodríguez

Ana Rosa Zamora

Ana Rosa Zamora

Luigi Rivera

Luigi Rivera

Frank Elías

Frank Elías

Juan Ramón Guzmán

Juan Ramón Guzmán

Virgen Jiménez

Virgen Jiménez

Catherine Franco

Catherine Franco

Taly Molina

Taly Molina

Benjamín Morales

Benjamín Morales

Don Manuel (segment "La Otra")

Jacobo Morales

Jacobo Morales

Fernando Sepúlveda (segment "La Otra")

Gladys Rodríguez

Gladys Rodríguez

Marie (segment "La Otra")

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

New Boss (segment "La Otra")

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