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Lute: Forge On or Die

Lute: Forge On or Die

Sep 19, 1987 2h 3m
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Synopsis

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

Title Lute: Forge On or Die
Companies MGC Producciones Cinematográficas y Audiovisuales, Multivideo, TVE
Countries Spain
Keywords robbery, biography, prison escape, rural area, poverty, shack, merchero
Imanol Arias

Imanol Arias

Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Antonio Valero

Antonio Valero

Raimundo Medrano
Carlos Tristancho

Carlos Tristancho

Juan José Agudo
Margarita Calahorra

Margarita Calahorra

La Madre de Chelo
Román Ariznavarreta

Román Ariznavarreta

Guardia Civil en foto
Antonio Dechent

Antonio Dechent

Tomás 'El Flaco'
Raúl Fraire

Raúl Fraire

Guardia Civil en tren
Charly Bravo

Charly Bravo

Guardia Civil a caballo
Ignacio Carreño

Ignacio Carreño

Guardia Civil
Saturno Cerra

Saturno Cerra

Vigilante de la joyería
José Cerro

José Cerro

El padre de Chelo
Vicente del Águila

Vicente del Águila

Guardia Civil en foto
Jesús Enguita

Jesús Enguita

Policía municipal
José María Escuer

José María Escuer

Padre de 'El Lute'
Pedro Falla

Pedro Falla

Vendedor de combustible
José María Gambín

José María Gambín

Guardia Civil a caballo
Chema Gil

Chema Gil

Policía municipal
Rafael Hernández

Rafael Hernández

Guardia Civil en tren
José María Labernié

José María Labernié

Ayudante del Ministro
Arturo López

Arturo López

Director de penal
Fernando Martín

Fernando Martín

Preso en tren
Raúl Pazos

Raúl Pazos

Encargado del entierro
Ramón Reparaz

Ramón Reparaz

Policía municipal
Óscar San Juan

Óscar San Juan

Conductor de autobús
José Segura

José Segura

Amigo de 'El Lute'
Mario Siles

Mario Siles

Sepulturero
Rubén Tobías

Rubén Tobías

Policía municipal
Manuel Torremocha

Manuel Torremocha

Director de penal
José Yepes

José Yepes

Guardia Civil