A Good Death Beats a Dull Life

The women of a prosperous provincial family hide unsuspected secrets which range from the entanglements of love to murder for mercy or for greed. The story of these eccentric women combines love, potions, black humor and death.

Cast

Evangelina Elizondo

as Brigida

Lumi Cavazos

as Aurora

Plutarco Haza

as Horacio

Jesús Ochoa

as Macario

Ramón Barragán

as Simon

Patricio Castillo

as Vicente

Marina de Tavira

as Tere

Stephanie Durante

as Alheli

Luis Ferrer

as Placido

Adriana Fonseca

as Manuela

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