El Angel (2018)

The angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.

Director:

Luis Ortega

Writers:

Luis Ortega (screenplay), Rodolfo Palacios (screenplay)

Stars:

Lorenzo Ferro, Cecilia Roth, Luis Gnecco

3 wins & 21 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lorenzo Ferro	...	Carlos
Cecilia Roth	...	Aurora
Luis Gnecco	...	Héctor
Malena Villa	...	Gemelas
Sofía Inés Torner	...	Doble Gemelas
Chino Darín	...	Ramón
Marcelo Cancemi	...	Preceptor
Mercedes Morán	...	Ana María
Daniel Fanego	...	José
Julia Perette	...	Señora Aspiradora
Sergio Enrique Seguel	...	Señor Sin Pierna
Mario Aitel	...	Dueño Casona San Isidro
Verónica Marlene Verón Yahari	...	Empleada Casa Quinta
Solange Veneziani Cardozo	...	Recepcionista Hotel
Rubén Esquivel	...	Linyera Hotel

Storyline

Carlitos is a seventeen-year-old youth with movie star swagger, blond curls and a baby face. As a young boy, he coveted other people's things, but it wasn't until his early adolescence that his true calling--to be a thief--manifested itself. When he meets Ramon at his new school, Carlitos is immediately drawn to him and starts showing off to get his attention. Together they will embark on a journey of discoveries, love and crime. Killing is just a random offshoot of the violence, which continues to escalate until Carlitos is finally apprehended. Because of his angelic appearance, the press dubs Carlitos "The Angel of Death." Showered with attention because of his beauty, he becomes an overnight celebrity. Altogether, he is believed to have committed over forty thefts and eleven homicides. Today, after more than forty-six years in jail, Carlos Robledo Puch is the longest- serving prisoner in the history of Argentina.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | homoeroticism | mother son relationship | teenage killer | male rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

Inspirado en hechos reales. [Inspired by true events.]

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan] Official site [United States]

Country:

Argentina Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

9 November 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

El Angel

Filming Locations:

Buenos Aires, Federal District, Argentina

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$23,348, 11 November 2018, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$94,481, 13 December 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

El Deseo, Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales (INCAA), Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Argentina at the time the maximum sentence for any crime was a life sentence, but that carried a mandatory parole after 45 years. The crimes were so severe the judge decided to avoid this possibility and laid down a new precedent of a sentence of lifetime reclusion plus undetermined length of prison. After 45 years in prison the prisoner can ask every year how much longer he must serve. In practice, he will never get out if any parent of a victim is alive.

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Goofs

Almost at the end of the film, Carlitos payed at the kiosko a bunch of cigarettes and some sweets with a 10 Argentinian pesos bill, but that currency didn't appear until the 90s.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Carlos: Are people crazy? Does anybody consider the chance to be free? Going wherever you want; however you want. We all have a destiny. I am a natural-born thief. I don't believe in "this is yours, and this is mine".

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Connections

Features Disorder in the Court (1936)

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Soundtracks

Corazón Contento
Performed by Palito Ortega

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