Fictionalized documentary about the history of HIV/AIDS in Argentina from its inception up until 2006.
Sensaciones - La historia del Sida en la Argentina is of 1 hour(s) and 20 minute(s). It is Produced By: . It was released on 2007-06-28.
Genres: Documentary
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