The Vanished Elephant

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The Vanished Elephant

2014

1h 49m

6.0(10 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

A crime novelist receives a vital clue to the whereabouts of his long-missing fiancée.

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8 members

Acting

Salvador del Solar

Edo Celeste

Acting

Angie Cepeda

Mara de Barclay

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Lucho Cáceres

Rafael Pineda

Acting

Vanessa Saba

Celia Espinoza

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Andrés Parra

Ferrer

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Tatiana Astengo

Fiscal Sanchez

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Carlos Carlín

Tony

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Magdyel Ugaz

Betsy

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