Dry Martina

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Dry Martina
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Theatrical release poster
Directed byChe Sandoval
Written byChe Sandoval
Starring Antonella Costa
Patricio Contreras
Dindi Jane
Distributed by Netflix
Release date
  • April 17, 2018 (2018-04-17)(Buenos Aires Film Festival)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesChile
Argentina
LanguageSpanish

Dry Martina is a 2018 Argentine-Chilean comedy-drama film written and directed by Che Sandoval. [1] It tells the story of a former child star having lost their fame and longs for the kind of romantic encounters she once indulged in. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

Martina Andrade is a popular Argentine singer. She is very sexually liberated but suddenly becomes frigid after a breakup. One evening, Francisca, a young woman from Chile, visits her and claims to be her half-sister. She also tells her that her lost cat has been found by her boyfriend Cesar. Martina rejects her, but falls in love with Cesar. They sleep together but he has to go back to Chile. Martina then takes a plane to join him.

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References

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