The Tobacconist of Vallecas

The Tobacconist of Vallecas

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 9, 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.

The Tobacconist of Vallecas

106 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 9, 1987

The Tobacconist of Vallecas
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers TVE, Compañía Iberoamericana de TV, Ministerio de Cultura, Ega Medios Audiovisuales
Original title La estanquera de Vallecas
Directors Eloy de la Iglesia
Writers José Luis Alonso de Santos, Gonzalo Goicoechea, Eloy de la Iglesia

Cast

Emma Penella

as Doña Justa

José Luis Gómez

as Leandro

Maribel Verdú

as Ángeles

Fernando Guillén

as Maldonado

Jesús Puente

as Comisario

Antonio Gamero

as Sargento Ortega

Antonio Iranzo

as Don Julián

Pedro Nieva Parola

as Teniente

Tina Sainz

as Cuñada

José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'

as Vecino joven en balcón

Tony Valento

as Bombonero

Miguel de Grandy

as Reportero de Antena 3

Víctor Melero

as Policía

Simón Andreu

as Gobernador

Ángel García

as Fotógrafo