Lute: Forge On or Die (1987)
In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.
Cast & Crew
Imanol Arias
Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Victoria Abril
Chelo
Antonio Valero
Raimundo Medrano
Carlos Tristancho
Juan José Agudo
Diana Peñalver
Esperanza
Manuel de Blas
Policía
Luis Marín
Policía
Alicia Agut
Señora 1
Román Ariznavarreta
Guardia Civil en foto
Luis Barbero
Sacerdote
José Manuel Cervino
Rufino
Antonio Dechent
Tomás 'El Flaco'
Francisco Maestre
Chato
Santi Pons
Camarero
José María Sacristán
Carcelero
José Vivó
Ministro
Manuel Zarzo
Policía
Charly Bravo
Guardia Civil a caballo
José Canalejas
Carcelero
Saturno Cerra
Vigilante de la joyería
Mabel Escaño
Camarera
Rafael Hernández
Guardia Civil en tren
María Jesús Hoyos
Matrona
Mery Leyva
Posadera
Daniel Medrán
Preso
Enrique Navarro
Colorao
Ricardo Palacios
Empleador
Miguel Palenzuela
Policía
José Ramón Pardo
Fotógrafo
Francisco Piquer
Militar
Paco Racionero
Testigo
Ramón Reparaz
Policía municipal
Yelena Samarina
Denunciante
Manuel Torremocha
Director de penal
Alfonso Vallejo
Preso
Francisco Vidal
Joaquín Jordá, Vicente Aranda
Screenplay
Vicente Aranda
Director
Eleuterio Sánchez
Writer
Isabel Mulá
Executive Producer
José María Cunillés
Producer
