La Salada

Three intertwining stories that take place in La Salada — the largest unregulated market in Buenos Aires: a Korean father prepares his daughter for an arranged marriage, a young Bolivian man searches for work, and a Taiwanese DVD seller tries to woo a young woman to be his girlfriend.

Cast

Ignacio Huang

as Huang

Yun Seon Kim

as Yunjin

Limbert Ticona

as Bruno

Chang Sung Kim

as Sr. Kim

Paloma Contreras

as Ángeles

Nicolás Mateo

as Luciano

Percy Jimenez

as Calixto

Liseth Amparo Villaroel

as Yenny

Andrés You

as Martín Choi

Mimí Ardú

as Mujer Bar

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