La Raulito (1975)

6.0/10 95 min Drama

Overview

The film tells the story of a real life fan of Boca Juniors football club, Mary Esher Duffau, who as a teenage girl adopted the identity of a man in order to survive on the streets of Buenos Aires. The film shows the teenage Raulito wandering between a reformatory for juvenile offenders, prison and psychiatric hospital. Raulito manages to escape, and finds work at Constitución railway station in Barrio Constitución. Raulito meets up with another street child and they become close friends. They both eventually manage to escape to Mar del Plata.

Cast

Marilina Ross

La Raulito

Duilio Marzio

Doctor 2

Jorge Martínez

Jorge, el doctor

María Vaner

Celia, la prostituta

Adriana Aizemberg

Cristina Banegas

Roberto Carnaghi

Pablo Cedrón

Virginia Lago

Anita Larronde

Carlos Lasarte

Mario Luciani

Fernanda Mistral

Esposa del doctor

Ana María Picchio

Vara, la prostituta

Luis Politti

El diariero

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