The People at Universal

The People at Universal

1991 · 111 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy, Action, Drama, Adventure

Former Sergeant Diogenes Hernandez owns the Universal, a precarious detective agency private in the Centre of Bogotá, which is based in the same apartment where he and his wife Fabiola inhabit. His nephew, Clemente Fernández, who works at the Agency, maintains a romance with Fabiola, without trying to hurt the feelings of his uncle, but driven by the need to alleviate their empty urban and anonymous man.

Directed by Felipe Aljure · Written by Guillermo Calle

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Álvaro Rodríguez Diógenes Hernández
Robinson Díaz Clemente Hernández
Jennifer Steffens Fabiola Hernández
Ana María Aristizabal Margarita (as Ana María Aristizábal)
Ramon Agirre Gastón, cliente
Aizpea Goenaga Begoña
Juana Mendiola Madre
César Badillo

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