Navajeros (1980)

Directed by

Eloy de la Iglesia

Genre

action film, Quinqui

Country

Mexico, Spain

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

18

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 52 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage delinquent named El Jaro gets into trouble on the streets. The film is based on a real person and shows his misadventures.

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What happens

Navajeros (transl. 'Knivers') is a 1980 Spanish-Mexican action drama film, written and directed by Eloy de la Iglesia and starring José Luis Manzano, Isela Vega and Jaime Garza. The plot follows the misadventures of El Jaro, a teen delinquent. It is based on the real life of José Joaquín Sánchez Frutos, aka "El Jaro". The film was a co-production between Spain and Mexico where it was released as Dulces navajas. The film was a commercial success in Spain and Mexico. It is considered one of the classics of the quinqui film genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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