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Santa Cruz, the guerrilla priest

Santa Cruz, the guerrilla priest

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Juán Auzmendi, sacristan of a small Spanish village, decides to emigrate to America in search of new horizons. To pay for the trip, he steals the saving of his parish priest and begins the journey to the city of Pasajes, where he hopes to get on a ship. But Spain is again on the verge of a Civil War and the trip to the coast gets complicated.

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

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Release Date

30 July 1990

Country

Spain

Cast

Ramón Barea

Ramón Barea

Santa Cruz

Carlos Zabala

Carlos Zabala

Azurmendi

Aizpea Goenaga

Aizpea Goenaga

Vinatera

Ramon Agirre

Ramon Agirre

Jabonero

Agustín Arrazola

Agustín Arrazola

Gouvion

Paco Sagarzazu

Paco Sagarzazu

Lizarraga

Patxi Santamaría

Patxi Santamaría

Sargento

Joseba Aierbe

Joseba Aierbe

Pastor 1

Mikel Laskurain

Mikel Laskurain

Pastor 2

Mikel Garmendia

Mikel Garmendia

Alcaide

Miguel Munarriz

Miguel Munarriz

Don Pedro

Juani Mendiola

Juani Mendiola

Madre de Santa Cruz

César Saratxu

César Saratxu

Teniente

Daniel Trepiana

Daniel Trepiana

Padre de Vinatera

Rafael Martín

Rafael Martín

Jefe de Estación

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