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201788 minPGdocumentary

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Enlightening

201788 minPGdocumentary

0.0/ 10

Fernando travels through Spain to reconnect with ex-girlfriends, ultimately contemplating fatherhood again while back in Madrid.

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Fernando Merinero

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Fernando travels through Spain to reconnect with ex-girlfriends, ultimately contemplating fatherhood again while back in Madrid.

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Fernando Merinerodirector

Fernando Merinerowriter

Fernando Merinerocast

Sauce Ena

Carolina Clemente

Carolina Clementecast

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Summer begins and Fernando feels like hitting the road to meet a few ex-girlfriends. After spending some time with them, he feels the urge to become a father again. Back in Madrid, he tries to see how this could be done…

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