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After his mother's death, a young man edits the family's home videos to bring back her image. As he delves into the occult he begins to reveal the paradoxical magic of memories and cinema.
Top billed cast
Raúl Quintanilla AlvaradoRaúl- Abraham Merla
- Emmanuel Elizondo
- Elvia Leticia Alvarado Mendoza
Raúl Quintanilla González
Joyce Mabel Quintanilla Alvarado
Edna Prieto- Patricio Daniel Hinojosa
- Ezequiel Elizalde
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