05 Apr 2012
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
This film is an attempt to disclose if Raul Brandão has left any trace, in Nespereira, Gumarães.
A Secret in the Box
Marcelo Chiriboga's story
The life and works of Ecuadorian writer Marcelo Chiriboga, a key figure of the Latin American literature and member of the “boom” generation. Through interviews, visits to different cities, archival footage and his most important book, a puzzle is woven that blurs the boundaries between reality and fiction.
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Alfredo Espinosa Marcelo Chiriboga
Yolanda Acosta Antonio Ordoñez José Ignacio Donoso 
Christoph Baumann Randi Krarup Ángel Gavilanes Julio César Langara
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