Manuelita

Animated Argentine film about a young girl turtle who gets lost on a balloon trip.

Cast

Rosario Sánchez Almada

as Manuelita (voice)

Cecilia Gispert

as Bartolito (voice)

Enrique Conlazo

as El Patriarca de los Pájaros (voice)

Pelusa Suero

as Larguirucho (voice)

Ariel Abadi

as Manuelita's father (voice)

Néstor D'Alessandro

as Manuelita's grandfather (voice)

Susana Sisto

as Carey (voice)

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