No One Writes to the Colonel
Jun 02 1999
•2h 58m
•Drama
Every Friday, the Colonel puts on his only suit and goes to the dock to await a letter announcing the arrival of his pension. But the townsfolk all know that this pension will never come. His wife also knows it, and even he knows it. But he is still waiting, living with the pain of the death of his son.
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Fernando Luján
El coronel
Marisa Paredes
Lola
Salma Hayek Pinault
Julia
Rafael Inclán
Padre Ángel
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