The Tobacconist of Vallecas
Apr 09 1987
•2h 46m
•Comedy, Drama
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.
Cast
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Emma Penella
Doña Justa
José Luis Gómez
Leandro
Maribel Verdú
Ángeles
José Luis Manzano
Tocho
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