Carmen y Lola

"Family or love? You can't have both..."

Nov 14 2018 TV-MA 1h 43m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

Carmen is a gypsy teenager, destined to live a life that is repeated every generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. But one day she meets Lola, an uncommon gypsy who dreams about going to university, does graffiti and is very different. Carmen quickly develops a complicity with Lola and discovers a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.

Plot

17-year-old Carmen lives in a gypsy community in the suburbs of Madrid and works with her family in a street market. Like every other woman she has ever met, she is destined to live a life that is repeated generation after generation: getting married and raising as many children as possible. She gets engaged to Rafa. But one day she meets 16-year-old Lola, an uncommon gypsy girl who dreams about going to university, draws bird graffiti and likes girls. She also helps her family in the street market. They quickly develop a complicity with each other and discover a world that, inevitably, leads them to be rejected by their families.

Written by

Arantxa Echevarría

Directed by

Arantxa Echevarría

Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Ecam, Tvtec Servicios Audiovisuales, ICAA, Orange

Languages

Español

Awards

13 wins & 33 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,782
Average Rating
7.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA