La estanquera de Vallecas

Apr 9 1987 N/A 1h 46m
Comedy, Crime, Drama

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.

Plot

A couple of ruffians enters a tobacconist in the neighborhood of Vallecas to steal. Having failed in its intention they finish entrench themselves in the place, being surrounded by police.

Written by

José Luis Alonso de Santos, Gonzalo Goicoechea, Eloy de la Iglesia

Directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

TVE, Ministerio de Cultura, Ega Medios Audiovisuales, Compañía Iberoamericana de TV

Languages

Español

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,446
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA