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, released on August 14, 1980. It was directed by Alejandro Doria and written by Alejandro Doria and Juan Carlos Cernadas Lamadrid.Teorías y prácticas audiovisuales: actas del primer Congreso . Marina Moguillansky, Andrea Molfetta - 2010 - los siguientes títulos y directores: Alejandro Doria, La isla (1979), Los miedos (1980), Los pasajeros del jardín (1982); Adolfo The film stars renowned actress Tita Merello in the lead role, with Soledad Silveyra, Miguel Ángel Solá,

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, Aníbal Morixe, and Lito González in supporting roles. It also features a special performance by María Leal. The movie includes outdoor scenes filmed in

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Plot summary

An elderly woman, a killer, a pregnant woman, a soccer player, a mentally disabled person, and a prostitute escape from a plague and head south.

Cast

* Tita Merello * Soledad Silveyra * Miguel Ángel Solá * Sandra Mihanovich * Aníbal Morixe * Lito González * María Leal * Pablo Brichta * Silvia Fernández Vita * María Pla * Jorge Ferrero * Agustín Barrilli

Reception

Fernando Masllorens commented in ''Convicción'': "Does the film reach the viewer with this universal sense? Only partially, since the fantastic treatment at the beginning is limited to the specific problem of the pregnant woman, and the final sequence is purely realistic." Alfredo Andrés wrote in ''La Razón'': "Doria has crafted a story as concise as it is expressive." Manrupe and Portela wrote: "An apocalyptic parable with good performances but excessively drawn out."

References

External links

* 1980 films Argentine horror films 1980s Spanish-language films Films directed by Alejandro Doria 1980s Argentine films 1980 horror films Spanish-language horror films {{1980s-Argentina-film-stub