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A Martian Named Desire
A Martian Named Desire

A Martian Named Desire

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DramaScience Fiction

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It tells the story of Jorge who dreams of going to live in the United States. He loves the American way of life and above all, the gringas, but at the North American embassy they deny him a visa. That afternoon she meets Ganzo López, who has just been given the "Greencard" because he married a gringa. Jorge then decides that the solution to his problems is to also marry a gringa and travels to Cuzco to look for her ...

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

80 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

16 October 2003

Country

Peru

Cast

Christian Meier

Christian Meier

Jorge

Robin Hunter

Robin Hunter

Bruno Odar

Bruno Odar

Querubín

Aristóteles Picho

Aristóteles Picho

Sublime

César Ritter

César Ritter

Ganzo López

Adolfo Chuiman

Adolfo Chuiman

Mónica Sánchez

Mónica Sánchez

Andrea

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