Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

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Dawn Breaks, Which Is No Small Thing

1989

1h 46m

7.1(126 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Teodoro, a Spanish engineer working as a professor in the United States, returns to Spain to enjoy a sabbatical year.

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130 members

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Manuel Alexandre

Paquito

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Rafael Alonso

Mayor

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María Ángeles Ariza

Merceditas

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Aurora Bautista

La Padington

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Elisa Belmonte

Soprano

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Arturo Bonín

Bruno

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Alberto Bové

Pedro

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Paco Cambres

Don Alonso - The Medical Doctor

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Cassen

Priest

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Violeta Cela

La Mercedes

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Luis Ciges

Jimmy

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Queta Claver

Doña Remedios

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Samuel Claxton

Nge Ndomo

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Juan Manuel Chiapella

Reasonable Man

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Rosalía Dans

Gabriela

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Alberto Delgado

Young Man

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Rafael Díaz

Fermín

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Gabino Diego

North American Spokesman

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María Elena Flores

Aurora

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Antonio Gamero

Carny

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Paco Hernández

Don Roberto - The Teacher

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Cris Huerta

Tirso - The Innkeeper

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María Isbert

Adelaida

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Chus Lampreave

Álvarez

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Carmen de Lirio

Doña Rocío

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Fedra Lorente

Susan

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Guillermo Montesinos

Permanent Suicidal

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Ovidi Montllor

Pascual

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Antonio Passy

Garcinuño

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Luis Perezagua

Aspiring Intellectual

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Ferran Rañé

Mariano

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Miguel Rellán

Drunkard Carmelo

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Antonio Resines

Teodoro

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Enrique San Francisco

Cascales

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José «Saza» Sazatornil

Corporal Gutiérrez

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Tito Valverde

Intellectual

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Pastora Vega

Plow-woman

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Francisco Martínez

Sixto

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Carmen Rodríguez

Pascual's Wife

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Amada Tercero

Fermín's Wife

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María I. González

Pianist

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Juan Ángel Martínez

Child

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José Vicente Palacios

Child

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Juan Moreno

Child

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José Moreno

Child

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Juan López

Child

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Juan Quesada

Child

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Marcial García

Child

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Francisco Martínez

Child

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Juan Palacios

Child

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Emilio José Lozano

Child

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Jorge V. Ortiz

Child

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Miguel Ángel González

Child

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José Luis Cuenca

Child

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Ana María León

Child

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Llanos Ródenas

Child

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Rebeca Ródenas

Child

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Ana María González

Child

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Concepción Trujillo

Child

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Milagros Ródenas

Child

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María del Carmen Quesada

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Carmen García

Child

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Alberto Pérez

Child

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Carmen González

Child

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María José Palacios

Child

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Yolanda Navalón

Child

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Pilar Felipe

Child

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Amparo González

Child

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Sonia Ródenas

Child

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Francisco León

Plowman #1

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Dionisio Moreno

Plowman #2

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Fructuoso Lozano

Plowman #3

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Enrique Pozo

Man #1

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Felipe Roldán

Man #2

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Saturnino González

Man #3

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César García

Man #4

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Daniel Romero

Singing Governor

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Pedro González

Beggar #1

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Félix Criubaldo

Beggar #2

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Jesús López

Womanizer

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María Paz Córdoba

Receiver

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Marcial González

Mayor's Driver

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Amancio Palacios

Alcohol Drinker #1

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Pedro José Palacios

Alcohol Drinker #2

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Pedro Ramírez

Exalted Man #1

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Agustín García

Exalted Man #2

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Julián Talavera

Exalted Man #3

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Carmelina Palacios

Woman #1

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María del Carmen Córdoba

Woman #2

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Enriqueta Rueda

Woman #3

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Antonio Ruiz

Woman #4

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Antonio Guerrero

Woman #5

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Pilar Marcos

Woman #6

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Ángeles González

Mother #1

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Carmen Guerrero

Mother #2

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Marta Torres

North American Student #1

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Cleofe Alcañíz

North American Student #2

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Juan Antonio Sánchez

North American Student #3

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Francisco Sánchez

North American Student #4

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Miguel Yeste

North American Student #5

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José Eugenio Mañas

North American Student #6

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José Antonio Requena

Russian Spokesman

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José Antonio Marcos

Russian #1

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Esteban Moreno

Russian #2

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Antonio Moreno

Russian #3

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Ángel Ortega

Russian #4

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Bienvenido Ortega

Russian #5

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Andrés Gómez

Russian #6

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Marcos Monfort

Belgian Spokesman

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María del Rosario Bueno

Belgian #1

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Enriqueta Cabrera

Belgian #2

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Vicente González

Belgian #3

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José María López Ariza

Invader #1

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Rafaela Salmerón

Female Invader

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José Martínez

Invader #2

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Pedro Ruiz

Invader #3

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Rubén Torres

South American Spokesman

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Adoración Palacios

South American Woman #1

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Lola López

South American Woman #2

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Carmen Moreno

South American Woman #3

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Ascensión Palacios

South American Woman #4

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Juan M. de la Rosa

South American Man #1

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Pedro Moreno

South American Man #2

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Ángel Monteagudo

Quarrelsome Man #1

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Roberto Martínez

Quarrelsome Man #2

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José Lozano

Quarrelsome Man #3

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José M. Moreno

Quarrelsome Man #4

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Pedro Nares

Quarrelsome Man #5

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Juan Cifuentes

Quarrelsome Man #6

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Enrique Montoya

Quarrelsome Man #7

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