
Navajeros(1980)
A chronicle of the life of Jaro, the leader of a juvenile delinquent gang, depicting his rise from street urchin to outlaw anti-hero on the way to his inevitable end.



Valentín Trujillo
Perro

Ana Luisa Peluffo
Lola

Lyn May

Eric del Castillo
Padre Maromas

Blanca Guerra
La Chiquis

Eduardo de la Peña

Maritza Olivares

Carlos López Moctezuma
Don Filo

Sergio Goyri
Andrés
Sergio Barrios
El Tamarindo
Perro callejero is a crime, drama film released in 1980 exploring themes of first time, robbery, mexico city, mexico, juvenile prison, kleptomania, begging. Directed by Gilberto Gazcón, it stars Valentín Trujillo, Ana Luisa Peluffo, Lyn May. An abandoned child steals to survive and has problems when he decides to steal from the priest who helps him.
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