Overview

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

Cast

Franklin Vírgüez, Hilda Vera, Doris Wells, Elba Escobar, Alicia Plaza, Giles Bickford, Eduardo Gil, Edgar Serrano

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What is "The House of Water" about?

Set in the 1920s in Venezuela, this political melodrama by Jacobo Penzo follows the decision of the fictional Cruz Elías León (Franklin Virguéz), a young Venezuelan poet, to give up a life of social and possibly mainstream political advancement to go back to his home and family in an isolated fishing village and combat the despotic military dictator in charge of the country.

When was "The House of Water" released?

The House of Water was released in 1984.

Who stars in "The House of Water"?

The cast includes Franklin Vírgüez, Hilda Vera, Doris Wells, Elba Escobar.