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La salamandra

La salamandra

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In a violent city where a man succumbs to the loneliness and delirium of his unfulfilled desires. He wishes to belong somewhere. And the only way to achieve this goal is projecting in his own mind another version of himself, a "second man", someone -who will be accepted.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

119 mins

Rating

2/10

Release Date

11 January 2018

Country

Chile

Cast

Cristián Carvajal

Cristián Carvajal

The First Man

Elvis Fuentes

Elvis Fuentes

The Second Man

Tamara Acosta

Tamara Acosta

The Woman

Antonio Ordoñez

Antonio Ordoñez

The Father

María Elena Duvauchelle

María Elena Duvauchelle

The Mother

Juan Pablo Miranda

Juan Pablo Miranda

Man 2

Alejandro Trejo

Alejandro Trejo

Semiformal Guy

Vanessa Monteiro

Vanessa Monteiro

Semiformal Guy's Wife

Sergio Hernández

Sergio Hernández

Psychologist on TV

Yassim Inojosa

Yassim Inojosa

Worker 1

Juan Luis Ruiz

Juan Luis Ruiz

Interviewer

Alexandra Von Hummel

Alexandra Von Hummel

Mother in the Streets

Santiago Infante

Santiago Infante

Son in the Streets

Isabel Sierau

Isabel Sierau

German Woman at the Bar

Rodrigo Soto

Rodrigo Soto

The Other Man

Barbara Artaza

Barbara Artaza

Immigrant Woman

Tomas Cubillos

Tomas Cubillos

Waiter 1

Julio Fuentes

Julio Fuentes

Waiter 2

Jaime Milla

Jaime Milla

Waiter 3

Arturo Varas

Arturo Varas

Waiter 4

Catalina Martin

Catalina Martin

Substitute Woman

Cristián Quezada

Cristián Quezada

Butler

Diana Cassis

Diana Cassis

TV Chile Journalist

María Jesús Fuentes

María Jesús Fuentes

Girl at the Store

Luis Antivilo

Luis Antivilo

Pimp

José Ignacio Valenzuela

José Ignacio Valenzuela

Rapist

Guillermo Scheelle

Guillermo Scheelle

Man walking a Dog

Quinyi Chen

Quinyi Chen

Chinese News Anchor

Marie Wanibe

Marie Wanibe

Chinese Famous Woman

Matías O'Donnell

Matías O'Donnell

Man at the Factory

Pablo Cortés

Pablo Cortés

Extra Worker 1

Raul Cañas

Raul Cañas

Extra Worker 2

Heidrun Breier

Heidrun Breier

German Voice on the Radio (voice)

Julio González Littin

Julio González Littin

Documentary Narrator (voice)

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