Genres
Production Companies
Area Digital
TVE
Canal+ España
Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
ICO
Little Polish Singer (El Polaquito)
First you have to know how to suffer, then love, then leave.
Overview
At age 13, a street kid known as "El Polaquito" makes his living mostly by singing tangos (originally sung by his namesake, the singer "El Polaco") 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. The story is supposedly based on a true story, which happened, and was discovered in Argentina in the late 90s, early 2000s.
Key Crew
Producer: José María Calleja, Juan Carlos Desanzo
Writer: Juan Carlos Desanzo, Lito Espinosa
Director: Juan Carlos Desanzo
Director of Photography: Carlos Torlaschi
Top Cast
Abel Ayala
El Polaquito
Marina Glezer
La Pelu
Fernando Roa
El Vieja
Roly Serrano
El Rengo
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
Drugstore's sales man
Osvaldo Sanders
