The One-Handed Trick

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The One-Handed Trick

"Don't tell me it's impossible"

2008

1h 25m

6.2(21 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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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

El Langui

Quique Heredia el Cuajo

Ovono Candela

Adolfo

Javier Iglesias Bustamante

Chacho

Elio Toffana

Galleta

Mala Rodríguez

Tsunami

Juan Navarro

Marquitos

Diego Carrasco

Jesús

Younes Bachir

Bilal Doorman

Alicia Orozco

Cuajo's Mother

Creative team

Directed by: Santiago A. Zannou
Written by: Santiago Zannou
Iván Morales

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