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Status
Released
Release
1998
Runtime
2h 17m
Recreates aspects of the life of Abelardo Díaz Alfaro as a rural teacher in Puerto Rico during 1940's, integrating three of his stories "El josco", "Santa Cló va a la cuchilla", and "Don Fruto Torres".
22 Cast Members
David Ortiz Angleró
Narrator
Braulio Castillo Jr.
Abelardo Díaz Alfaro
Teófilo Torres
Alcides "el bobo"
René Monclova
El Jincho Muerto
José Luis (Chavito) Marrero
Don Fruto Torres
Maricarmen Avilés
Gladys Meaux
Delia Esther Quiñones
Benjamín Morales
Abelardo's father
Esther Marí
Passenger
Rey Francisco Quiñones
School's principal
Mercedes Sicario
Jacobo Morales
Peyo Mercé
Gerardo Ortiz
Teacher
Ineabelle Colón
Teacher Ana
Armando Pardo
Carmen Gutiérrez
Passenger
Humberto González
Priest
Gladys Aguayo
Abelardo's mother
Mario Previdi
Carpentry teacher
Luz Minerva Rodríguez
