
The Whore and the Whale
Drama
Overview
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
Top Cast


Leonardo Sbaraglia
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Emilio
Leonardo Sbaraglia
Emilio


Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Vera
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Vera


Pep Munné
Pep Munné
Jordi
Pep Munné
Jordi


Mercè Llorens
Mercè Llorens
Lola
Mercè Llorens
Lola
Martín Caloni
Martín Caloni
Juanito
Martín Caloni
Juanito


Pompeyo Audivert
Pompeyo Audivert
Orestes
Pompeyo Audivert
Orestes


Miguel Ángel Solá
Miguel Ángel Solá
Suárez
Miguel Ángel Solá
Suárez
Nicolás Tognola
Nicolás Tognola
El Pibe Pedro
Nicolás Tognola
El Pibe Pedro


Belén Blanco
Belén Blanco
Matilde
Belén Blanco
Matilde


Carola Reyna
Carola Reyna
Meme
Carola Reyna
Meme
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