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Cristo negro (1963)

Cristo negro poster
Original title
Cristo Negro
Directed by
Ramón Torrado
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes on a role of religious significance in a small Spanish community. The film follows his path as he becomes a living symbol of faith for the people around him.

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What happens

Cristo negro es una película española de drama estrenada en 1963, dirigida por Ramón Torrado, coautor del guion junto a Joaquín Romero Marchent y protagonizada en el papel principal por René Muñoz, actor cubano famoso por haber protagonizado el film Fray Escoba dos años antes.​ Por su labor como compositor en la película, Manuel Parada recibió el galardón a la mejor música en los premios del Sindicato Nacional del Espectáculo de 1962.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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