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What some of the early horror genre masters knew, and what I know, is that the audience are perverts, but in the best possible way.

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Fede Alvarez
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: February 9
Director
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
St. Louis
Missouri
Federico Alvarez
Federico Álvarez
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