Winning Streak (2012) The Pelayos (original title)

Director:

Eduard Cortés

Writers:

Eduard Cortés (written by)
Piti Español (written by)

Release Date:

27 April 2012 (Spain)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Gonzalez Arantxa	...	Espe
Daniel Brühl	...	Iván Pelayo
Sònia Casademont	...	Aurora
Hui Chi Chiu	...	Shui
Xelo Curiel	...	Peluquera
Eduard Fernández	...	La Bestia
Lluís Homar	...	Gonzalo Pelayo
Ferran Lahoz
Rachel Lascar	...	Mallorca's Casino Manager
Micka Luna	...	Himself - Guitarist / Singer
Paco Moreno	...	Cocinero
Vicente Romero	...	Balón
Marina Salas	...	Vanessa
Miguel Ángel Silvestre	...	Alfredo
Blanca Suárez	...	Ingrid
Mark Ullod	...	Detective
Oriol Vila	...	Marcos

Directed by
Eduard Cortés

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Eduard Cortés		written by
Piti Español		written by

Produced by
Javier Ares	....	executive producer
Gustavo Ferrada	....	executive producer
Daniel Hernández	....	executive producer
Daniel Hernández	....	producer
Enric Jorba	....	executive producer
Mark Lo	....	executive producer
Loris Omedes	....	executive producer
Loris Omedes	....	producer
Julio Piedra	....	executive producer
Pablo Usón	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Micka Luna

Cinematography by
David Omedes

Film Editing by
Koldo Idígoras

Casting by
Pep Armengol

Production Design by
Balter Gallart

Costume Design by
Myriam Ibáñez

Makeup Department
Alma Casal	....	make-up and hair
Satur Merino	....	make-up and hair

Production Management
Jordi Herreros	....	first assistant unit manager
Xavier Resina	....	unit production manager
Eduard Vallés	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julieta Lasarte	....	third assistant director
Xesca Ribas	....	second assistant director
Pol Rodríguez	....	first assistant director
Edgar Vicho	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Joxean Goya	....	set dresser
Carlos Grané	....	set dresser
Montse Soler	....	property master

Sound Department
Marta Cunill	....	sound assistant
Antonio Mejías	....	boom operator
Yvonne Miralles	....	foley recordist
Edgar Vidal	....	foley editor
Erik Vidal	....	foley artist
Kiku Vidal	....	foley artist
Daniel de Zayas	....	sound

Visual Effects by
David Campassol	....	digital effects

Stunts
Javi Cornelio	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Anna Albiac	....	second assistant camera: b
Javier Alomar	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Javier Alomar	....	focus puller
Llúcia Faraig	....	still photographer
Jordi Florensa	....	first assistant camera: b
Gabi Garcia	....	digital imaging technician: b unit
Óscar Gutiérrez de la Torre	....	second unit: video assistant
José Luis Mendoza	....	second assistant camera
Ana Portela Rodríguez	....	additional electrician
Jordi Punsola	....	grip
Clara Sancho	....	video assist
Ramón Sánchez	....	steadicam operator
Illia Torralba	....	dit tech

Casting Department
Juan Irache	....	extras casting assistant
Anabel Pereda	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Enara Calleja	....	assistant editor
Enara Calleja	....	post-production coordinator
Claudio Guell	....	digital intermediate colorist
Victor Martos	....	color timer

Music Department
Alison Butters	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Vicente Canales	....	head of sales
Jaume Jordana	....	location manager
Arnau Lamarca	....	set production assistant
Marc Pey	....	production assistant: location
Sandra Tàpia	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Afrodita Audiovisual, A.I.E.
• Alea Docs & Films
• Bausan Films
• Canal+ España
• Consell de Mallorca
• Generalitat de Catalunya - Institut Català de les Indústries Culturals (ICIC)
• Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA)
• Mallorca Film Comission
• Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
• Televisión Española (TVE)
• Thekraken Films, A.I.E.

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Releasing (2012) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Film Factory Entertainment (2012) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cutting Edge Group  music services

Also Known As:

"The Pelayos" - Spain (original title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish | Mandarin | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Gran Casino Mallorca, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Company:

Afrodita Audiovisual, A.I.E.

Gonzlo's Dream

This little film from Spain written by Piti Español and director/writer Eduard Cortés is currently in the On Demand section on television and hopefully Amazon will offer the version of the DVD that can be played on USA/Canada soon. Known also as WINNING STREAK it is a true story and the film is an exhilarating heist movie that tells the true story of a family who discovered the way to legally win at roulette. They were known as THE PELAYOS and they won hundreds of thousands of dollars at casinos around the world with an infallible method based on the roulette wheel's imperfection, their lifestyle is about to become better than their wildest dreams, as they set out to break the banks at casinos around the world.

Gonzalo Pelayo (Lluís Homar) is old but has a dream – to break the bank of casinos and become famous. He comes up with a way to chose number to win at the roulette wheel and convinces his son Iván (Daniel Brühl – is there a language this German actor has not mastered?) to gather a 'family' to bring off his dream. Iván gathers fishmonger Balón (Vicente Romero) and his strange cousins Marcos (Oriol Villa) and Alfredo (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) and together they manage to decipher a legal way to win. Thanks to their simple—, and more importantly, legal— method, the Pelayos were able to win hundreds of thousands of dollars at roulette tables around the world. They broke the banks at casinos across five continents; Amsterdam, Las Vegas, Australia, Paris, Madrid, Macao. Their incredible achievements became legendary, and not only in the casino world. As well as breaking the bank, their legend broke through borders, and they were soon famous the world over. THE PELAYOS is a film full of adventure which shows how ingenuity can transform 'insignificant' people into people capable of bringing down powerful companies. It is a film about lust for life, about taking on the world when you're 20 years old. It's the story of a group of people who find a more fun and exciting way to earn a living than they ever thought possible. They have their goal within their reach and surmounting the challenge will allow them.

There are love interests - Iván is a singer and falls for another singer Shui (Hui Chi Chiu) who also happens to his father's mistress, Alfredo falls for a croupier whom endangers because she works for the casino's manager, etc – and conflicts with the authorities but by and large this is a fast paced feisty entertainment with a bouncy cast to carry it off.

Grady Harp