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Napoleon
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The big problem with Napoleon is that it lacks the depth that the character deserves. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Dumb Money
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Beyond being a work that serves as a testimonial about this enigmatic case, the film is at most fun and not much more. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 13, 2023
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Milli Vanilli
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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In his documentary, Luke Korem gives a very balanced analysis of this story, giving it something that the media's trial never gave to Fav and Rob: humanity. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 30, 2023
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The Padilla Affair
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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With this documentary, Giraud creates a luminous and at the same time disturbing portrait, exposing one of the darkest episodes in exercising totalitarianism. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 16, 2023
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The Creator
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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As the film progresses, the plot becomes swampier, the pacing irregular and a kind of need for the film to awaken its audience with more and more action scenes stands out. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 09, 2023
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The Darkness within La Luz del Mundo
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Pérez knows how to move, even with the restrictions of time, and delivers a documentary that is as revealing as it is painful but always takes care to maintain the anonymity of the victims. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 02, 2023
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Rotting in the Sun
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A film that defies all classification, a film in constant metamorphosis. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 25, 2023
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Pedro
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Mexican filmmaker, Liora Spilk presents to us a fascinating character, fun as well as moody, the grand Pedro Friedberg. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The ending, though tremendously conventional, is still a celebration of Jewish culture, and why not, also a celebration of the Sandler family. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 05, 2023
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The Quiet Girl
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The Quiet Girl is a small film that gets rid of dialogue and moves us through a refined cinematic language. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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Love According to Dalva
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Emmanuelle Nicot deals with an extremely lurid subject in a deeply honest, and delicate way, without exploiting or re-victimimization, but also without fear of causing discomfort in the viewer. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 22, 2023
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The new animated version of the now legendary Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - is a triumph. A film that confirms that cinema based on comics only has a future in animation. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 14, 2023
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They Cloned Tyrone
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Juel Taylor knows how to deliver a personal, original and fun film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 31, 2023
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Barbie
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Greta Gerwig manages to reconcile corporate interests with those of her own filmography. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 24, 2023
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Oppenheimer
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Oppenheimer is a film whose themes are still true and current: the chain reaction does not end, and the horror of a global nuclear conflict is still latent. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 24, 2023
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No Hard Feelings
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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It is a surprisingly funny film, with an unexpectedly effective comic duo... [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 03, 2023
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Asteroid City
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A film that starts out slow but little by little gains more interest. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 20, 2023
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Where the Tracks End
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Ernesto Contreras turns in a quality feel-good movie about Mexico with radical hope in education. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 06, 2023
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La Extorsión
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A very conventional thriller, but so well that it knows how to maintain the spectator's attention at all times. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 30, 2023
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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Still is a documentary that not only situates itself in nostalgia, but it is also a film that shows us what living with Parkinson's is like [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 22, 2023
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Sundown
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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In Sundown, Michel Franco presents an irresistibly visible film, in which every step plants the seeds of intrigue and mystery. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 15, 2023
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Empire of Light
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Empire of Light works best as an homage to movie theaters, and cinema itself, as a necessary escape from reality. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 01, 2023
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Holy Spider
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A disturbing, outrageous, repulsive and depressing film. And in the end, without a doubt, great. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 24, 2023
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Rye Lane
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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This young director [Raine Allen-Miller] has already won us over with this movie full of heart, humor, good rhythm, lots of ideas and endearing characters. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Apr 17, 2023
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Money Shot: The Pornhub Story
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A documentary about pornography that does not demonize porn, nor its users, nor its creators. That is the great merit of this new documentary directed by Suzanne Hillinger. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 27, 2023
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Sorcery
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The great merit of the film is that despite its leisurely pace and focus of the story, it knows how to capture the audience's attention to never let it go. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Mar 22, 2023
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Triangle of Sadness
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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It is a film full of demagogy and social resentment whose darts are overwhelmingly obvious. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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Knock at the Cabin
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Shyamalan not only renounces the twists that he had us accustomed to, but he also renounces logic, science, and reason, to let fanaticism win. Now that is terrifying. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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Pamela, a Love Story
(2023)
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Alejandro Alemán
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This documentary is the first time Pamela Anderson shows herself as she is, through her vices, flaws, and mistakes. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Feb 10, 2023
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Unlike onions, this movie lacks layers, but it's not lacking in fun. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Dec 29, 2022
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Animation is clearly cinema, and this film is further proof of that. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 30, 2022
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Peter von Kant
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Results in enjoyable sin in a film that not only robs Fassbinder, but in great measure reminds you of a classic Almodovar, with vibrant colors and peerless scourge. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Dive
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Understanding and provoking the public's empathy towards a person like Mariel, who is torn between her desire for victory, internal vices, and doing the right thing, is the greatest achievement of this film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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One Fine Morning
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A simple film yet extremely enjoyable, in part because of the protagonists charisma. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Home Is Somewhere Else
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The result is absolutely beautiful, not only due to the inevitabile emotion of each story, but also because of the animation and empathy that connects in this beautiful documentary. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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The Whale
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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What redeems this film, to the point of needing to be seen, is witnessing a spectacular Brendan Fraser, who does not let the character swallow him. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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Northern Skies Over Empty Space
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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An exercise in style that rightly deserved a run in theaters. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Huesera: The Bone Woman
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The director successfully creates an authentically ominous atmosphere of terror that elevates it as a transgressive metaphor. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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It's a daring, interesting and never boring film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Nov 01, 2022
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Emergency Declaration
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A film that, despite is apparent seriousness, has fun with the possibilities of the genre. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 12, 2022
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The Other Tom
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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As the film progresses the more we care about the characters and the more doubts they provoke within us. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Oct 05, 2022
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Finlandia
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Without a doubt one of the best Mexican films of the year. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 15, 2022
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Fall
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Halfway between a disaster movie, survival horror, and even a thriller, the premise of Fall is so implausible that it is absolutely irresistible. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Sep 09, 2022
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The Survivor
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The Survivor is the type of film that is worth more for the anecdote than for the film itself. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 29, 2022
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Prey
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Prey is the best Predator movie after the original. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 15, 2022
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The Sea Beast
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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A fantasy story to which everyone is invited, both boys and girls. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Aug 02, 2022
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The Gray Man
(2022)
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Alejandro Alemán
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The Gray Man is a popcorn movie for the weekend, when in reality it doesn’t take any risks. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 26, 2022
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Pleasure
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Pleasure is a complex look, without taboo's or set morals, regarding the porn industry... enough to be an extraordinary film. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jul 18, 2022
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The Hole in the Fence
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Del Paso reinforces his ability to portray chaos, and through its montage, have fear and indignation invade us. [Full review in Spanish]
Posted Jun 14, 2022
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La Civil
(2021)
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Alejandro Alemán
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Ultimately lukewarm and unrealistic.
[Full review in Spanish]
Posted May 24, 2022
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