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The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)

The Tobacconist of Vallecas (1987)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1987, April 9
Directors: Eloy de la Iglesia
Countries: Spain
Production: Compañía Iberoamericana de TV, Ega Medios Audiovisuales, Ega Medios Audiovisuales, Ministerio de Cultura, Ministerio de Cultura, TVE, TVE
Cast: Maribel Verdú, Simón Andreu, Tony Valento, Angel Garcia, José Luis Gómez, Fernando Guillén, Antonio Iranzo, Tina Sainz, Antonio Gamero, Emma Penella, Jesús Puente, José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'

Overview:

Leandro, an unemployed mason and his friend, Tocho, attempt to rob a tobacconist in the Vallecas district of Madrid, but Mrs. Justa, the tobacconist, impedes it alerting the neighbors who notify police. Inside the shop, the confrontation between the two friends and their 'hostages', the tobacconist and her niece Angeles, is relaxing, and a budding sympathy arises between them.

Keywords:

robbery gun police romance friends hostage relationship neighbor shop cine quinqui niece madrid, spain tobacco mason