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A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

Better a good death than a bad life

Genres

ComedyDramaThriller

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The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

07 April 2006

Country

Mexico

Cast

Marina de Tavira

Marina de Tavira

Tere

Pilar Ixquic Mata

Pilar Ixquic Mata

Violeta

Plutarco Haza

Plutarco Haza

Horacio

Lumi Cavazos

Lumi Cavazos

Aurora

Evangelina Elizondo

Evangelina Elizondo

Brigida

Mercedes Pascual

Mercedes Pascual

Tais

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Ana Ofelia Murguía

Doña Tere

Jesús Ochoa

Jesús Ochoa

Macario

Stephanie Durante

Stephanie Durante

Alheli

Carmiña Martínez

Carmiña Martínez

Eduviges

José Carlos Rodríguez

José Carlos Rodríguez

Juez

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