La chaskañawi

1976 | 0 minutes | 0.0 ★ (0)

La chaskañawi
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    After his father dies, law student Adolfo (Jorge Marchand), returns to his native village in the South of Bolivia, where he falls in love with Claudina Silvia Arévalo, a beautiful chola girl nicknamed La Chaskañawi, which means "girl with big eyes" in Quechua. Falling under her spell, Adolfo forgets about his fiancee in the city, abandons his law studies, and succumbs to alcohol. Based on the 1947 novel La Chaskañawi.

  • Release Date

    01 January 1976

  • DirectingHugo Cuellar Urizar
  • Budget

    $0.00

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    $0.00

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