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The House of Water

First aired on May 16, 1984

Runtime: 90 mins

60%

Genres: Drama

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Franklin Vírgüez | Cruz Elías Salmerón Acosta
Hilda Vera | La madre
Doris Wells | Asunción
Elba Escobar |
Alicia Plaza |
Giles Bickford | Primer gringo
Featured Crew
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Tomás Eloy Martínez | Writer
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Jacobo Penzo | Director
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Juan Carlos Núñez | Music