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The Funeral Chapel (1981) · La capilla ardiente

Name: The Funeral Chapel
Director: Carlos Puerto
Genre: Crime, Drama, Misterio, Suspense
Released: 1981
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Miguel Ayones, Pancho Córdova, Ricardo Díaz, Beatriz Galbó, Lucy Tovar

Original title: La capilla ardiente

1981 · Carlos Puerto · 90 min · Mexico, Spain · Edited by 1

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A young man with telekinetic powers comes to stay in an old house inhabited by two sisters and there he has to face supernatural phenomena that reach their culmination when he is saved from dying by an old man murdered some time ago.

A 1981 title built around Crime, Drama and Misterio. Directed by Carlos Puerto.

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The Funeral Chapel (1981) · La capilla ardiente

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