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Barrios

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Drama

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Presents three barrio stories: "La familia del Camello" about a public residential basketball coach and his dilemmas, "El baila'o de Julia y Berto" about two neighbors trying to rediscover love in their maturity, and "El rumbón de Fepe" about a man who has to choose between his barrio and the woman he loves.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

147 mins

Rating

10/10

Release Date

05 February 2004

Country

Puerto Rico

Cast

Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Raúl Carbonell Jr.

Fepe

Kisha Tikina Burgos

Kisha Tikina Burgos

Sandra

Teófilo Torres

Teófilo Torres

Pichón

Aris Mejias

Aris Mejias

Vanessa

Luz María Rondón

Luz María Rondón

Correcaminos

Adrián García

Adrián García

Don Nuñez

Juan Manuel Lebrón

Juan Manuel Lebrón

Dobero

Johanna Rosaly

Johanna Rosaly

Julia

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Miguel Ángel Suárez

Berto

Jaime Bello

Jaime Bello

Lydia Echevarría

Lydia Echevarría

Andy Montañez

Andy Montañez

Ismael Rivera

Ismael Rivera

Néstor Galán

Néstor Galán

Norman Santiago

Norman Santiago

Joffre Pérez

Joffre Pérez

Laura Isabel Cabrera

Laura Isabel Cabrera

Daniel Torres

Daniel Torres

Carlos Ruiz

Carlos Ruiz

Karina Vélez

Karina Vélez

Modesto Lacen

Modesto Lacen

Idenisse Salamán

Idenisse Salamán

John García

John García

Otilio Warrington

Otilio Warrington

Judith Pizarro

Judith Pizarro

Janibeth Santiago

Janibeth Santiago

Elliot Castro

Elliot Castro

Yussef Soto

Yussef Soto

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