Iris

Iris

Iris

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Iris

2017

0h 20m

6.0(1 votes)

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Overview

During the war of the Portuguese overseas colonies, Íris Maria, an 18-year-old Portuguese girl born on a small island in Mozambique won the titles of Miss Mozambique and Miss Portugal 1972. This is her story.

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6 members

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Bruna Quintas

Íris

Bruna Quintas

Acting

Carla Salgueiro

Isadora

Carla Salgueiro

Acting

Luís Gaspar

Óscar

Luís Gaspar

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Sílvia Rizzo

Sandra

Sílvia Rizzo

Acting

Ricardo Castro

Rui

Ricardo Castro

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Diogo Mesquita

Pide

Diogo Mesquita

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