A teenage street urchin tries to save his new love from prostitution.A teenage street urchin tries to save his new love from prostitution.A teenage street urchin tries to save his new love from prostitution.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 10 nominations
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Lucas Lazzarich
- Rata
- (as Lucas Lasarich)
Claudia Oshiro
- Guía Turistas Japoneses
- (as Claudia Noemí Oshiro)
Víctor Hugo Carrizo
- Vendedor Kiosco
- (uncredited)
Jorge Piwowarski
- Pasajero Tren
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe casting directors searched hundreds of orphanages and foster homes in Buenos Aires to find the protagonist for El Polaquito. Out of 500 candidates, Abel Araya was selected to play Polaco.
- SoundtracksNaranjo en Flor
(as "Naranjo En Flor")
Written by Homero Expósito (as Homero y Virgilio Expósito) & Virgilio Expósito (as Homero y Virgilio Expósito)
Performed by Roberto Goyeneche (as Roberto "Polaco" Goyeneche)
Courtesy of Ediciones Melopea
Featured review
Based on a true story. A teenager about age 13 falls in love with a hooker (age 16) in a train station. Both are severely treated by a man who used them. The boy sings in train imitating a famous tango singer "El Polaco". The performance of the boy (who is not an actor) is great. You have to see his face, his eyes, his expressions to confirm this. It is a boy from the streets. The other non professional actor, that was also a homeless, is good too. And the actress is in the line of the story. This is a very cruel movie, hard to see. But it must be seen. To tell you the truth, I was shocked after watching it. Must be seen, honestly.
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $40,419
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
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