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Tony Manero

Tony Manero

It's murder on the dance floor...

20086.41h 37m

Overview

A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".

Directed by Pablo Larraín
Written by Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren, Pablo Larraín
Produced by Juan de Dios Larraín
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Top Cast

Alfredo Castro

Alfredo Castro

Raúl Peralta

Amparo Noguera

Amparo Noguera

Cony

Paola Lattus

Paola Lattus

Pauli

Héctor Morales

Héctor Morales

Goyo

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Elsa Poblete

Wilma

Maité Fernández

Maité Fernández

Maria

Marcelo Alonso

Marcelo Alonso

Rumano

Marcial Tagle

Marcial Tagle

Vidrero

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Rodrigo Pérez

CNI Agent 1

E

Enrique Maluenda

Television Host

Themes & Keywords

dancechilepinochet regime

About Tony Manero

Tony Manero is a drama film released in 2008 exploring themes of dance, chile, pinochet regime. Directed by Pablo Larraín, it stars Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Paola Lattus. A man is obsessed with John Travolta's disco dancing character from "Saturday Night Fever".

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