
Quinqui Stars
Drama · Documentary
Overview
QUINQUI STARS begins in the years of the transformations that took place between the 70s and the 80s in the peripheral neighborhoods of Madrid that affected many young people and drove them towards delinquency.
Top Cast


Ramsés «El Coleta» Gallego
Ramsés «El Coleta» Gallego
Self
Ramsés «El Coleta» Gallego
Self
Ira Rap
Ira Rap
Self
Ira Rap
Self
Mery Cuesta
Mery Cuesta
Self
Mery Cuesta
Self


Daniel Guzmán
Daniel Guzmán
Self
Daniel Guzmán
Self


Enrique San Francisco
Enrique San Francisco
Self
Enrique San Francisco
Self


José Sacristán
José Sacristán
Self
José Sacristán
Self


Rosario Flores
Rosario Flores
Self
Rosario Flores
Self
Paco Catalá
Paco Catalá
Self
Paco Catalá
Self


Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
Self (archive footage)
Agnès Varda
Self (archive footage)
La Blondie
La Blondie
Self
La Blondie
Self
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