Julio Begins in July
Apr 30 1979
•2h 0m
•Drama
This is the story of a teenager at the turn of the century in the conservative higher classes of Chile and the initiation rites in his society.
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Elsa Alarcón
Grandma
Juan Cristóbal Meza
Julito
Luis Alarcón
Uncle Alberto
Shlomit Baytelman
María
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