The Secret Formula (1965)

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A cinematographic essay, full of surreal moments and provocative scenarios related to intellectual debates about the Mexican national character.
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Nov 11, 1965
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00h 42m
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A cinematographic essay, full of surreal moments and provocative scenarios related to intellectual debates about the Mexican national character.

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