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El Angel

El Angel

Inspired by true events.

20187.41h 55m

Overview

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.

Directed by Luis Ortega
Written by Luis Ortega, Rodolfo Palacios, Sergio Olguín
Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, Axel Kuschevatzky
Box OfficeBudget: $3.0MRevenue: $10.5M

Top Cast

Lorenzo Ferro

Lorenzo Ferro

Carlitos

Chino Darín

Chino Darín

Ramón

Mercedes Morán

Mercedes Morán

Ana María

Daniel Fanego

Daniel Fanego

José

Luis Gnecco

Luis Gnecco

Héctor

Cecilia Roth

Cecilia Roth

Aurora

Malena Villa

Malena Villa

Twins

William Prociuk

William Prociuk

'Federica'

Marcelo D'Andrea

Marcelo D'Andrea

Police Commissioner

Peter Lanzani

Peter Lanzani

Miguel Prieto

Themes & Keywords

1970sbased on true storymale homosexualityargentinalgbtbisexual manteenage gangarmed robberygay themecine argentino

About El Angel

El Angel is a drama, crime film released in 2018 exploring themes of 1970s, based on true story, male homosexuality, argentina, lgbt, bisexual man. Directed by Luis Ortega, it stars Lorenzo Ferro, Chino Darín, Mercedes Morán. Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1971. Carlos Robledo Puch is a 19-year-old boy with an angelic face, but a vocational thief as well, who acts ruthlessly, without remorse. When he meets Ramón, they follow together a dark path of crime and death.

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