Con ganas de triunfar

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Ramón Menéndez directed Con ganas de triunfar in 1988. See Ramón Menéndez's full filmography, where to start with Ramón Menéndez, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ramón Menéndez.

Con ganas de triunfar was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 103 minutes.