A Place Close to Heaven(1952)
On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.
Movie: A Place Close to Heaven
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Pedro González
Margarita
Chema Pérez
Catrín
Sonia Iliana
Martín Araujo
Don Tenen
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On reaching the capital, Pedro Gonzalez gets a lowly job and marries Margaret. After losing that job, get a new one as a bodyguard but is fired again. With so much poverty and despair Pedro believes that his only way out is suicide.
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1952-08-22
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8.2
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