Summaries

A teenage street urchin tries to save his new love from prostitution.

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.—Guy33134

Details

Keywords
  • two word title
  • character name as title
  • teenage prostitute
  • teenage love
  • teenage prostitution
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Release date Oct 8, 2003
Countries of origin Argentina
Language Spanish
Filming locations Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box office

Gross worldwide $40419

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 32m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio

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