Review of El Bola (2000) by Idalis C — 11 Dec 2006

Conmovedora. Muy buen filme. Me gusta mucho.

This review of El Bola (2000) was written by Idalis C on 11 Dec 2006.

El Bola has generally received very positive reviews.

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