Comedy ·Drama · Spain · 1987 · 1h 46m

The Tobacconist of Vallecas

La estanquera de Vallecas

The Tobacconist of Vallecas poster
Director
Eloy de la Iglesia
Cast
Emma Penella as Doña Justa José Luis Gómez as Leandro Maribel Verdú as Ángeles José Luis Manzano as Tocho Fernando Guillén as Maldonado Jesús Puente as Comisario
Crew
Manuel Rojas — Director of Photography Julio Peña — Editor Gonzalo Goicoechea — Screenplay Eloy de la Iglesia — Screenplay José Luis Alonso de Santos — Writer Ángel Huete — Producer
Synopsis

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.

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Mood & Themes
robberypolicemadrid, spaingunhostageshoptobaccoromancefriendsneighborniecerelationship
Key Collaborators
Eloy de la Iglesia Director Manuel Rojas Director of Photography Julio Peña Editor Gonzalo Goicoechea Screenplay Eloy de la Iglesia Screenplay José Luis Alonso de Santos Writer Ángel Huete Producer Julio Esteban Production Design
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