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- ↑ "Cine Aquiles Nazoa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Cine Aquiles Nazoa antiguo Cine Urdaneta" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ Festival de Teatro de Caracas (ed.). "Cine Aquiles Nazoa" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.