The Tobacconist of Vallecas

Apr 9, 1987

1h 46m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Compañía Iberoamericana de TV

Ega Medios Audiovisuales

Ministerio de Cultura

TVE

The Tobacconist of Vallecas Trailers

Cast

Doña Justa

Emma Penella

Leandro

José Luis Gómez

Ángeles

Maribel Verdú

Tocho

José Luis Manzano

Maldonado

Fernando Guillén

Comisario

Jesús Puente

Sargento Ortega

Antonio Gamero

Don Julián

Antonio Iranzo

Teniente

Pedro Nieva Parola

Cuñada

Tina Sainz

Chari Moreno

Mabel Ordóñez

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