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Uno entre muchos

Uno entre muchos

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Uno entre muchos

1982

1h 21m

4.0(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

In trying to exercise his labor rights a worker is kidnapped by the police so that his employers can fire him without problem. Neither his family nor his companions understand the meaning of his effort or his sacrifice because of lack of communication.

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3 featured cast members

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Fernando Castillo

Socorro de la Campa

Sebastián Salinas

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Directed by: Ariel Zúñiga
Written by: Ariel Zúñiga
Alberto Cortés

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