Cuando quiero llorar no lloro | |
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Directed by | Mauricio Walerstein |
Written by | Miguel Otero Silva Mauricio Walerstein |
Starring | Orlando Urdaneta |
Cinematography | Abigail Rojas |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | Venezuela |
Language | Spanish |
Cuando quiero llorar no lloro (English: When I Want To Cry, I Don't) is a 1973 Venezuelan drama film directed by Mauricio Walerstein based in the homonymous novel by Miguel Otero Silva. It was entered into the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]
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Eighteen years later, the three are living very different lives. Pérez is in and out of prison and violent situations from childhood; Perdomo falls from middle-class grace as communism is rejected; Peralta spends much of his time surrounded by luxury and many women, ensconced in the same violence as the other Victorinos but never getting in trouble. However, all three die young: Pérez shot when running from police, Perdomo tortured by enemies, and Peralta crashed his car dreaming of being a boy racer.
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