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199225 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Matilde Landeta

199225 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

At seventy-six, Matilde Landeta documents her pursuit of a long-held dream, reflecting on her experiences over the past forty years.

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Patricia Martínez de Velasco

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At seventy-six, Matilde Landeta documents her pursuit of a long-held dream, reflecting on her experiences over the past forty years.

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A woman, an illusion. Matilde Landeta makes come true, at her seventy six years of age, what she has waited and longed for for 40 years. In this documentary we accompany her, from day one, on her adventure.

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