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Pueblo chico, infierno grande (1997)

Pueblo chico, infierno grande poster
Directed by
Benjamín Cann
Genre
telenovela
Country
Mexico
Length
1 season, 150 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Set in a small Mexican town before the 1910 revolution. It follows the entangled loves and rivalries of local families, centering on strong-willed characters facing scandal and tragedy.

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What happens

Pueblo chico, infierno grande (English: Small town, big hell) is a Mexican historical telenovela set in the Pre-Mexican Revolution period, produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa in 1997. From Monday, January 6, 1997 until Friday, August 1, 1997, Canal de las Estrellas broadcast it weekdays at 10:00pm, replacing Te sigo amando and replaced by Salud, dinero y amor. Televisa released an abridged DVD version of the novela in several countries. It also aired on Univisión in the United States. Starring Verónica Castro, Guillermo Capetillo, Alma Delfina and Juan Soler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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