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My Grandmother's Mother Told My Grandmother (2004)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 10M

Director : Ignacio Agüero

Synopsis

Gathered by a theater company, a small town in Chile called Villa Alegre, looks deep into its origins and myths to tell their own history through a play.

Actors

Héctor Noguera
Héctor Noguera
Self

Crews

Ignacio Agüero
Ignacio Agüero
Director
Inti Briones
Inti Briones
Director of Photography
Sophie França
Sophie França
Editor
Freddy González
Freddy González
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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