El Polaquito
6.8
“First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.”
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos on Buenos Aires commuter trains. He falls in love with a 16 year old prostitute, also working for the Mafia controlling child exploitation in one of Argentina's busiest train stations. He tries to rescue her from this cruel life with no future. But to do so, he must confront the ruthless adult gang leaders, as well as the young kids who protect them, believing that this Mafia is truly their only option.
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Abel Ayala
El Polaquito
Known for
El marginal
Intuition
Marina Glezer
La Pelu
Known for
The Motorcycle Diaries
Valentin
Fernando Roa
El Vieja
Also in
The Effect of Love
Lo Llevo en la Sangre
Roly Serrano
El Rengo
Known for
El marginal
The Hairy Tooth Fairy
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
Drugstore's sales man
Known for
Dangerous Obsession
Osvaldo Sanders
Known for
Hermanos y detectives
Fabián Arenillas
Known for
Apache: The Life of Carlos Tevez
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Juan Carlos Desanzo Director · Lito Espinosa Writer Martín Bianchedi Composer
United States release October 26, 2004 · Produced in Argentina, Spain · Production Area Digital, TVE
Production
Alma Alta International Pictures
Production
Area Digital
Production
TVE
Production
Canal+ España
Production
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Production
ICO
Production
Argentina · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · March 22, 2003
Premiere · Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse
Argentina · October 9, 2003
Theatrical
United States · October 26, 2004
Theatrical
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