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Writing Heads

Writing Heads

2013•1h 49m
Documentary

They are the first and the last, those who imagine stories and give voice to the characters who live them. However, they never speak. But now, they emerge from the shadows of a poorly lit room and tell their secrets, their tricks, their influences; they tell their own story, that of those who face the blank page, the absolute nothingness; that of those who are the true authors, those who create and destroy entire universes. They are the screenwriters.

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Production

Señor Paraguas, Verité de Cinematografía

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

José Luis Acosta

Self

Ángela Armero

Ángela Armero

Self

Jaime Chávarri

Jaime Chávarri

Self

Juan Carlos Cueto

Self

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Agustín Díaz Yanes

Self

Yolanda García Serrano

Self

Cristóbal Garrido

Self

Alicia Luna

Alicia Luna

Self

Carlos López

Self

Natxo López

Self

Alberto Macías

Self

Ignacio del Moral

Ignacio del Moral

Self

David Muñoz

Self

Inés París

Self

Azucena Rodríguez

Azucena Rodríguez

Self

Lola Salvador

Self

Gonzalo Suárez

Gonzalo Suárez

Self

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo

Self

Juan Tébar

Self

Virginia Yagüe

Self

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