15 May 1934
The Broken Melody
A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.
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Could a brilliant composer's music actually be killing his loved ones? Eliseo can't help but believe it when his younger sister dies tragically and then his pianist Georgina suddenly dies on the piano. Completely traumatized, Eliseo is taken to a mental hospital where he can find escape only through music.
Top Billed Cast
Benjamín Vicuña Eliseo Montalbán
Gastón Pauls Ricardo Coppa
Alfredo Castro Claudio Leal
Francisca Imboden Georgina
Héctor Noguera Doctor Roth
María Izquierdo Isidora Subercaseaux
Willy Semler Aníbal Montalbán
Alejandro Trejo Víctor Pacian
Marcial Tagle Miguel Recabarren
Paulina Urrutia Macarena Sancho
Luis Dubó Dubó
José Soza Carlitos
Cristián Quezada Ángel
Claudio Espinoza Tomás
Paula Moforte Natalia Montalbán
Jaime Celedón Municipal Theater Director
Juan Carlos Bistoto Man at the Wake
Nelly Meruane Woman at the Wake
Héctor Morales Toño
Otilio Castro Municipal Functionary
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