How Most Things Work
Genres
Overview
Celina works at a remote tollbooth on a desert road, few days before Christmas, her father dies and Celina becomes a door-to-door encyclopedia saleswoman so she can earn enough money to travel to Italy and find her mom.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
95 min
Release Date
2015-11-12
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Vote Count
13
Vote Average
5.6
Verónica Gerez
Celina
Pilar Gamboa
Raquel
Esteban Bigliardi
Sandro
Vicente Esquerre
Brian
Miriam Odorico
Nora
Marilú Marini
Nelly
Rafael Spregelburd
Goldberg
María Ucedo
Rita
Sergio Pángaro
Aldo
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