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The House of Water

Plot: Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.
Release Date: Wednesday, May 16 1984
40 years ago
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Portrait of Franklin VírgüezFranklin Vírgüez
Franklin Vírgüez was
30 in The House of Water
as 'Cruz Elías Salmerón Acosta'.
Thu, Oct 01 1953
Portrait of Giles BickfordGiles Bickford
Giles Bickford was
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as 'Primer gringo'.
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Portrait of Hilda VeraHilda Vera
Hilda Vera was
60 in The House of Water
as 'La madre'.
Sun, May 27 1923 –
Mon, Feb 01 1988
Portrait of Doris WellsDoris Wells
Doris Wells was
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as 'Asunción'.
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Crew

Portrait of Jacobo PenzoJacobo Penzo
Jacobo Penzo was
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as 'Director'
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Portrait of Tomás Eloy MartínezTomás Eloy Martínez
Tomás Eloy Martínez was
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as 'Writer'
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