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Dance of the Forty One

Name: Dance of the Forty One
Director: David Pablos
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2020-11-19
Cast: Alfonso Herrera, Emiliano Zurita, Fernando Becerril, Mabel Cadena, Paulina Álvarez Muñoz

DramaHistory

Mexico City, November 1901. The police raid a private home where a secret party is being held. Among those attending is the son-in-law of President Porfirio Díaz.

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Alfonso HerreraEmiliano ZuritaFernando BecerrilMabel CadenaPaulina Álvarez MuñozRodrigo ViragoFernanda Echevarría del RiveroSergio SolísÁlvaro GuerreroRomanni VillicañaMichelle BetancourtRoberto Duarte

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David Pablos

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