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Chica de Río

Chica de Río

When in doubt... Samba!

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DramaComedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

5.475/10

Release Date

29 June 2001

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie

Raymond

Vanessa Nunes

Vanessa Nunes

Orlinda

Santiago Segura

Santiago Segura

Paulo

Patrick Barlow

Patrick Barlow

Strothers

Lia Williams

Lia Williams

Cathy

Nelson Xavier

Nelson Xavier

Bichero

Hugh Lloyd

Hugh Lloyd

Albert

John Junkin

John Junkin

Mr. Bigelow

Paul Jerricho

Paul Jerricho

Inspector

Kacey Ainsworth

Kacey Ainsworth

Sales Assistant

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