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El Litri y su sombra

El Litri y su sombra

1960 · 90 min · ★ 4.5 · Drama

Biopic about Miguel Báez "El Litri", a descendant of two generations of bullfighters: his older brother touched the glory before he died at twenty years after being gored and complicated by gangrene. His father begged everyone until the last minute that they keep him away from the arena, but "El Litri" knew since childhood that his destiny was to succeed in the world of the bulls

Directed by Rafael Gil · Written by Agustín de Foxá

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