The Tobacconist of Vallecas

Genres

ComedyDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$312010

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

09 April 1987

Country

Spain

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

Miguel de Grandy

Reportero de Antena 3

Víctor Melero

Policía

Juana Ginzo

Azucena Hernández

Simón Andreu

Gobernador

José Antonio Rielo

Jesús Fernández

Jesús Cisneros

Agustín Guevara

José Luis Lemos

José Antonio Díaz

Ángel García

Fotógrafo

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