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Todo es mentira (1994)
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Add to a movie listTodo es mentira(Everything's a Lie) is a 1994 Spanish comedy film written and directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero and starring Penélope Cruz, Coque Malla and Jordi Mollà. It is the first in a series of two films with"El Juego de la Verdad"(Truth or Dare) being the last film. Both movies explore the complexities of relationships which include compromise and the unvarnished truth.
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