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The War Starts in Cuba (1957)

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Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Manuel Mur Oti

Sinopse

Year 1898. When war broke out in Cuba, Juanita, a beautiful variety singer without much luck, decides to return to Spain when she discovers that her twin sister Adelaide has married the governor of Badajoz. Adelaide is capricious, vain and embarrassing, the opposite of Juanita. However, as the girls are physically identical, the singer intends to take full advantage of this situation.

Atores

Isabel Alemany
Isabel Alemany
Barta Barri
Barta Barri
Montserrat Blanch
Montserrat Blanch

Tripulações

Manuel Mur Oti
Manuel Mur Oti
Director

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