Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

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Pachito Rex: I'm Leaving but Not for Good

2001

1h 26m

7.6(6 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

The attack on a popular singer known as Pachito -who becomes the favorite candidate to win the presidential election in an imaginary Latin American country- is the starting point of several stories, including: the alleged murderer, a police officer investigating the disappearance of the murdered body and an architect hired to design the mausoleum to the memory of the possible dictator.

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Cast & Crew

24 members

Acting

Jorge Zárate

Pachito Rex

Jorge Zárate

Acting

Yuriria del Valle

Rumania Merrog

Yuriria del Valle

Acting

Alejandro Calva

Chueco Romo

Alejandro Calva

Acting

Carlos Cobos

Machadia

Carlos Cobos

Acting

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Sobrino

Ernesto Gómez Cruz

Acting

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Rosa María

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Acting

Fernando Torre Laphame

Genaro

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Pedro Altamirano

Estrada

Pedro Altamirano

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Jaime Estrada

Rosas

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Mónica Huarte

Vendedora de flores

Mónica Huarte

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Aida López

Grace

Aida López

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Juan Carlos Vives

Velador

Juan Carlos Vives

Acting

Damián Alcázar

Abel

Damián Alcázar

Acting

José Sefami

Amigo del dominó

José Sefami

Acting

Mario Zaragoza

Amigo del dominó

Mario Zaragoza

Acting

Oscar Gioldi

as Basurto

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Rodrigo Vera

Chuy

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Costume & Make-Up

Rubén Molina

Mesero

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Acting

Lisa Owen

María

Lisa Owen

Acting

Arturo Ríos

Enrique Piña Román

Arturo Ríos

Acting

Humberto Solórzano

Riverol

Humberto Solórzano

Acting

Mariana Vega

Amante de Pachito

No Image

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Raúl Adalid

Doc

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Jesús Nieves

Barrilito

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