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The Amazing Catfish

The Amazing Catfish

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The Amazing Catfish

2013

1h 31m

6.7(45 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Young Claudia works in a supermarket where she promotes various types of products. One night, she ends up in the emergency room with severe appendicitis and meets Martha, a patient, laying in the bed next to hers.

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Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ximena Ayala

Ximena Ayala

Claudia

Lisa Owen

Lisa Owen

Martha

Sonia Franco

Sonia Franco

Alejandra

Wendy Guillén

Wendy

Andrea Baeza

Mariana

Alejandro Ramírez-Muñoz

Armando

Vera Wilson

Alicia

Cynthia Bordes

Tania

José Manuel Orozco Angulo

Vigilante

Sara Isabel Quintero

Señora de la cera

Creative team

Directed by: Claudia Sainte-Luce
Written by: Claudia Sainte-Luce
Produced by: Geminiano Pineda

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