Movie
Family Coup
"Golpe a golpe" (Family coup) was a Chilean television sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s. In this series, the family of the stern anti-communist dictator Augusto Pinochet found themselves forced to share their home with the spirit of the late former socialist president Salvador Allende, who was portrayed by a puppet. This short film aims to salvage this show's existence by extracting fragments from its surviving material.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Family Coup was released November 23, 2022. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
"Golpe a golpe" (Family coup) was a Chilean television sitcom from the 1970s and 1980s. In this series, the family of the stern anti-communist dictator Augusto Pinochet found themselves forced to share their home with the spirit of the late former socialist president Salvador Allende, who was portrayed by a puppet. This short film aims to salvage this show's existence by extracting fragments from its surviving material.
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More about Family Coup
Cast
Germán PinillaAugusto
Paco PasquetteChicho the Ghost
Carolina PaulsenLucía
Pablo SchwarzAdmiral José Toribio Merino
Carlos DonosoGeneral César Mendoza
Cristián CarvajalGeneral Gustavo LeighCredits
- Directed by
- Diego Cumplido
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Spanish
- Original title
- Golpe a Golpe
Production
- Pista BChile
- DiluvioChile
- Dantesco Media