A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

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2006
1h 48m
5.4(8 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Thriller

Overview

The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.

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Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía
Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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Cast & Crew

19 members
Acting

Evangelina Elizondo

Brigida

Evangelina Elizondo
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Lumi Cavazos

Aurora

Lumi Cavazos
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Plutarco Haza

Horacio

Plutarco Haza
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Jesús Ochoa

Macario

Jesús Ochoa
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Ramón Barragán

Simon

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Patricio Castillo

Vicente

Patricio Castillo
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Marina de Tavira

Tere

Marina de Tavira
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Stephanie Durante

Alheli

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Luis Ferrer

Placido

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Adriana Fonseca

Manuela

Adriana Fonseca
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Rogelio Guerra

Mateo

Rogelio Guerra
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Tony Marcín

Cuca

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Carmiña Martínez

Eduviges

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Pilar Ixquic Mata

Violeta

Pilar Ixquic Mata
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Ana Ofelia Murguía

Doña Tere

Ana Ofelia Murguía
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Mercedes Pascual

Tais

Mercedes Pascual
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José Carlos Rodríguez

Juez

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Ana Celia Urdiqui

Pachita

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Marta Zamora

Librada

Marta Zamora

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