Film

Moleque

Director

Marcos Pena

Year

2016

Inspired by El Chavo Del Ocho, one of the most successful TV series in the world, the short film tells the story of Moleque, a ten-year-old street boy who lives searching food. One day he meets Soneca, an older churros salesman who, upon seeing the boy walking barefoot, decides to give him a pair of gift boots. But when he takes Moleque to the village where he lives, Soneca has a hard time with the boy's antics. "Moleque" was shot in Minas Gerais, in a village in Santa Efigenia.