El pico 2

1984 2h 0m ES

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 37

Drama

Synopsis

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Following the events of El pico, the heroin-addicted Paco faces jail time due to his involvement in a double murder.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

José Luis Manzano
Paco
Fernando Guillén
Evaristo Torrecuadrada
Andrea Albani
Betty
Jaume Valls
El Lehendakari
José Luis Fernández 'Pirri'
El Pirri
Gracita Morales
Adela
Rafaela Aparicio
Abuela
Agustín González
Laureano Alonso

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eloy de la Iglesia
Writers: Eloy de la Iglesia, Gonzalo Goicoechea, Fermín Cabal
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

CRAFT

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Part of the "El pico - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Luis Iriondo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Julio Peña shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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José Luis Manzano and Fernando Guillén and Andrea Albani carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0087913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Eloy de la Iglesia directs. Javier Aguirresarobe behind the camera. Luis Iriondo scores. Julio Peña cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

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142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "El pico - Colección" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, shot by Javier Aguirresarobe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Luis Iriondo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Julio Peña shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6José Luis Manzano and Fernando Guillén and Andrea Albani carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0087913 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "prison", "rape", "heroin", "sequel".