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I Want to Live (1953)

I Want to Live poster
Original title
Quiero vivir
Directed by
Alberto Gout
Genre
crime film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman caught in the criminal underworld of Mexico faces danger when she gets involved with a shady figure. The story follows her struggle to survive as she is drawn into a web of crime and betrayal.

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What happens

I Want to Live (Spanish: Quiero vivir) is a 1953 Mexican crime film directed by Alberto Gout and starring Jorge Mistral, Meche Barba and Julio Villarreal. The film's sets were designed by Manuel Fontanals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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