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Vitalina Varela

Vitalina Varela

Part of The Fontainhas Collection

2019•2h 4m•6.6/10
Drama

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🎬TMDb
6.6/10(70)

A Cape Verdean woman navigates her way through Lisbon, following the scanty physical traces her deceased husband left behind and discovering his secret, illicit life.

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Production

OPTEC Filmes

Language

PT

Status

Released

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Cast

Vitalina Varela

Vitalina Varela

Ventura

Ventura

Lina Varela

Manuel Tavares Almeida

Francisco dos Santos Brito

Imídio Monteiro

Marina Alves Domingues

João Baptista Fortes

Nilsa Fortes

Lisa Lopi

Benvinda Mendes

João Raimundo Monteiro

Bruno Brito Varela

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