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A Macabre Legacy

A Macabre Legacy

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A plastic surgeon goes mad when he discovers that his wife have an affair. He fakes her death and disfigure her and locks her in the cellar.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

29 November 1939

Country

Mexico

Cast

Miguel Arenas

Miguel Arenas

Dr. Ernesto Duarte

Consuelo Frank

Consuelo Frank

Rosa

Ramón Armengod

Ramón Armengod

Eduardo

Luis Aldás

Luis Aldás

Luis

Fanny Schiller

Fanny Schiller

Matilde

Agustín Isunza

Agustín Isunza

Cesar

Aurora Walker

Aurora Walker

Maria

Pepe Rubio

Pepe Rubio

Rolando

Manolo Fábregas

Manolo Fábregas

Tato (as Sanchez Navarro)

Maria Virginia Navarro Schiller

Maria Virginia Navarro Schiller

Nena (as Maria Virginia)

Alberto Galán

Alberto Galán

Sr. Mora

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