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Colegas
Sign in to saveColegas () is a 1982 Spanish quinqui film written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It stars José Luis Manzano, Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores.
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6.3José is an unemployed 18-year-old living in a cramped apartment in the slums of Madrid. Marginalized by poverty, José spends his time with his friend Antonio. However, when Antonio gets his girlfriend, Rosario, pregnant, the two friends try anything to get the money to pay for her to have an abortion.
Cast
- Antonio Flores as Antonio
- Rosario Flores as Rosario
- José Luis Manzano as José
- José Manuel Cervino as Esteban
- Queta Ariel as Herminia
- José Luis Fernández 'Pirri' as Pirri
Themes
- friendship
- juvenile delinquent
- drugs
- social issues
- cine quinqui
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- Quinqui
- Country of origin
- Spain
- Original language
- Spanish
- Director
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Screenwriter
- Eloy de la Iglesia
- Cast member
- Marisa Porcel
- Cinematographer
- Hans Burmann
- Narrative location
- Madrid
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 472682
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- publication date
- 1982-01-01
- title
- Colegas
- film editor
- José Salcedo
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Colegas () is a 1982 Spanish quinqui film written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia. It stars José Luis Manzano, Antonio Flores and Rosario Flores.
Set in the Concepción neighborhood of Madrid, the plot follows the misadventures of two young friends who are forced into street hustling and ever-expanding life of crime when one impregnates the sister of the other and they need to get the money to pay for her to have an abortion. Made with a low budget and no professional actors, Colegas was reviled by critics but it was a commercial success. It is considered one of the classics of the quinqui film genre.
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