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Butterfly Wings

In late 1950s Madrid, the golden age of haute couture, there is one place everyone would like to shop at least once in their lifetime: the Galerias Velvet. From Walter Presents, in Spanish with English subtitles.

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Butterfly Wings

Season 1 Episode 1 | 73m 8s | CC

When Don Rafael presents his latest collection, his son returns home from his studies abroad. Alberto doubts his father’s business strategies and refuses to abandon his love for Ana--a seamstress at the emporium.

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