The Chinese Shoe

The Chinese Shoe

1979•1h 10m•6.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(6)

A taxi driver finds Marlene, a provincial woman, lost in a brothel. Immediately he decides to help her out and take her at his place. Little by little, his paternal protection turns into a bizarre passion

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Production

Prod. Luis Cristián Sánchez

Language

ES

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Fernando Andía

Nano

Felisa González

Marlene

Andrés Quintana

Gallardo

Luis Alarcón

Luis Alarcón

Felix

Jaime Vadell

Jaime Vadell

María Castiglione

José Manuel Salcedo

Juan Cuevas

Berta Díaz

Margarita Wielandt

Polo Abarca

Víctor Gutiérrez

Miriam Morales

Juan Carlos Ramírez

El negro

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