Life Sentence
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After being released from jail, "Tarzan" Lira seeks to rebuild his life as a bank employee. Unfortunately, it might not be as easy as he thinks.
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Cast
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Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Javier Lira "El Tarzán"
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Amy, la niña de la mochila azul
Narciso Busquets
Commander Prieto
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Ernesto Gómez Cruz
Corporal Pantoja
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Ana Ofelia Murguía
Mrs. Romero
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Coco
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Roberto Cobo
Gallito
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Angélica Chain
Rosa Martínez
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Pilar Pellicer
Pantoja's wife
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Rodrigo Puebla
Cotorra
Known for
Romancing the Stone
The Magnificent One
Yolanda Rigel
Ojitos
Also in
La vida difícil de una mujer fácil
El patrullero 777
Jorge Patiño
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Ana Martín
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Rubí
Ramón Menéndez
Bank employee
Known for
El patrullero 777
Arturo Ripstein Director · Vicente Leñero Screenplay Luis Spota Author
First release August 9, 1979 · Produced in Mexico · Production Conacine, Directores Asociados, S. A.
Production
Estudios Churubusco Azteca
Production
Conacine
Production
Directores Asociados, S. A.
Production
Avant Films S.A.
Production
Conaciné Avant
Production
Dasa Films
Production
Mexico
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Languages
Original title
Cadena perpetua
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Mexico · August 9, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Greece
November 24, 1997 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
XC
July 9, 1980 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary Film Festival
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