Panamá

Panamá

Panamá

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Panamá

1976

1h 21m

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Documentary on the Panamanian struggle for the rescue of the lands of the so-called Canal Zone, militarily occupied by the forces of the American army.

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Omar Torrijos

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Omar Torrijos

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Héctor López

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Adolfo Ahumada

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Camilo Caballero

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Víctor Manuel Franceschi

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Nelson Aponte

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Joaquin Beleño

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Lester León Greaves

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