Petitet

Jun 8, 2018

1h 39m

★ 5.6

Overview

Joan Ximénez el Petitet is a Catalan gypsy who pursues a dream. A former musician now —a percussionist, son of Ramón el Huesos who worked with the mythical singer Peret—, and affected by a rare chronic disease, he wants to accomplish the promise he made to his mother before she died: to celebrate a rumba concert on the stage of the Liceu, a great theater in Barcelona, along with a big symphony orchestra.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Grifols

Lastor Media

Movistar Plus+

SomAtents

TV3

Turkana Films

Vilaüt Films

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Cast

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Carles Benavent

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Christina Scheppelmann

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Gala Pin

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Jack Tarradellas

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Joan Albert Amargós

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Josep «Kitflus» Mas

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Juan 'Chicuelo' Gómez

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Lucrecia

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Nacho López

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Pedro 'Granaíno' Heredia

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Pepita Becas

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