

In a town called Algodonales there lives a man who is known as the wastepaper basket burner. Not even he knows that one day he will set fire to a wastepaper basket and suddenly, his great love will appear at the first stroke of fire...
Juan Astete
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LeadFrancisco Javier Bernal
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Alba Marina Camacho
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Marcos Vega
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Maria pilar Amaya
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