Film
The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Spain- Age rating
- 13
- Director
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Year
- 1987
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.
Top cast
Emma Penella
Doña Justa
José Luis Gómez
Leandro
Maribel Verdú
Ángeles
José Luis Manzano
Tocho
Fernando Guillén
Maldonado
Jesús Puente
Comisario
Antonio Gamero
Sargento Ortega
Antonio Iranzo
Don Julián
Pedro Nieva Parola
Teniente
Tina Sainz
Cuñada
Chari Moreno
Mabel Ordóñez
Coral Pellicer
Raquel Daina
Elvira Díez
Consuelo Pascual
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
Vecino joven en balcón
Tony Valento
Bombonero
Directed by
Eloy de la Iglesia
Written by
Eloy de la Iglesia, Gonzalo Goicoechea, José Luis Alonso de Santos
Produced by
Ángel Huete
