Los desastres de la guerra

Los desastres de la guerra

Limited Series 1983 · 6 eps · ★ 7.0 · Drama, War & Politics

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The painter Francisco de Goya is witness to the disasters and horrors caused by the bloody resistance of the Spanish people to the French occupation during the Napoleonic wars.

Created by Rafael Azcona, Jorge Semprún

Network: La 1

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