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El estudiante is a film of genre Drama released in USA on 10 october 2010 with Jorge Lavat

El estudiante (2009)

El estudiante
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Released in USA 10 october 2010
Length 1h35
Genres Drama
Rating71% 3.552033.552033.552033.552033.55203

El estudiante (English: The Student) is a 2009 Mexican film written and directed by Roberto Girault, and starring Jorge Lavat, Norma Lazareno, José Carlos Ruiz, Jeannine Derbez, Siouzana Melikián and Cristina Obregón. The film depicts the story of a 70-year-old man called Chano, who decides to go to university despite his age.

Synopsis

The story takes place in the city of Guanajuato. The story is about a 70-year-old man called Chano who decides to enroll in a university course in order to study literature. Chano tries to break the generation gap using his passion for Don Quixote. He clashes with the different traditions and they all share their dreams and experiences.

Actors

Jorge Lavat

(Chano)Norma Lazareno

(Alicia)Siouzana Melikian

(Alejandra)Pablo Cruz Guerrero

(Santiago)Jorge Luis Moreno

(Marcelo)José Carlos Ruiz

(Don Pedro)
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