16 Apr 1993
Benny & Joon
A mentally ill young woman finds her love in an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton.
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Abraham Kleinfinger Maxel
Sebastián Correa Mejía Jessie
Elsye Aguilar Mamá de Jessie
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