Little Polish Singer

Oct 9, 2003

1h 32m

★ 6.8

First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.

Overview

At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos (originally sung by his namesake, the singer "El Polaco") on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option. The story is supposedly based on a true story, which happened, and was discovered in Argentina in the late 90s, early 2000s.

Genres

Drama

Action

Production Companies

Alma Alta International Pictures

Area Digital

TVE

Canal+ España

Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales

ICO

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Cast

El Polaquito

Abel Ayala

La Pelu

Marina Glezer

El Vieja

Fernando Roa

El Rengo

Roly Serrano

Drugstore's sales man

Víctor Hugo Carrizo

Osvaldo Sanders

Fabián Arenillas

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