The One-Handed Trick

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The One-Handed Trick

"Don't tell me it's impossible"

2008

1h 25m

6.2(18 votes)

Drama

Overview

Quique el Cuajo, a hustler with half a body affected by cerebral palsy, joins forces with his friend Adolfo, a young mulatto, to create a music studio.

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9 members

Acting

El Langui

Quique Heredia el Cuajo

Acting

Ovono Candela

Adolfo

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Javier Iglesias Bustamante

Chacho

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Elio Toffana

Galleta

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Mala Rodríguez

Tsunami

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Juan Navarro

Marquitos

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Diego Carrasco

Jesús

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Younes Bachir

Bilal Doorman

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Alicia Orozco

Cuajo's Mother

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