Paper Flowers (1977 film)

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Paper Flowers
Directed by Gabriel Retes
Written by Rosa Delia Caudillo
Ignacio Retes
Egon Wolf
Produced by Héctor López
Starring Ana Luisa Peluffo
CinematographyDaniel López
Edited byEufemio Rivera
Release date
  • 1977 (1977)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Paper Flowers (Spanish : Flores de papel) is a 1977 Mexican drama film directed by Gabriel Retes. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. [1]

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References

  1. "IMDB.com: Awards for Paper Flowers". imdb.com. Retrieved 7 August 2010.