El lado oscuro

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El lado oscuro

"To write and to dream is a mortal sin."

2004

1h 40m

5.3(3 votes)

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A novelist realizes that his works gradually begin to exceed reality into a world of the unknown and supernatural, creating in its viewers an atmosphere of terror and suspense.

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Sebastian Ligarde

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Mario Almada

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Ana Luisa Peluffo

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Juan Carlos Serrán

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Jorge Ligarde

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Silvia Eugenia Derbez

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