Hostages in the Barrio
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{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La estanquera de Vallecas|nolink=y}}
| image = Hostages in the Barrio poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Eloy de la Iglesia
| producer = Ángel Huete
| screenplay = {{ubl|Gonzalo Goicoechea|Eloy de la Iglesia|José Luis Alonso de Santos}}
| based_on = {{based on|La estanquera de Vallecas|José Luis Alonso de Santos}}
| starring = {{Plain list|
- Emma Penella
- José Luis Gómez
- José Luis Manzano
- Maribel Verdú
}}
| music = Patxi Andión
| cinematography = Manuel Rojas
| editing = Julio Peña
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1987|04|09|df=yes}}
| runtime =
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| studio = Ega Medios Audiovisuales
| budget = 83 million ₧
| gross =
}}
Hostages in the Barrio ({{langx|es|La estanquera de Vallecas|links=no}}){{Cite book|chapter=Sonorous Flesh: The Visual and Aural Erotics of Skin in Eloy de la Iglesia's Quinqui Films|first=Tom|last=Whittaker|title=Spanish Erotic Cinema
|page=154|editor-last=Fouz-Hernández|editor-first=Santiago|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|location=Edinburgh|year=2017|isbn=978-1-4744-0048-0|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cjRWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA154}} is a 1987 Spanish quinqui film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, consisting of an adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de Vallecas by José Luis Alonso de Santos.{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|pp=30; 36}} It stars Emma Penella, José Luis Gómez, José Luis Manzano and Maribel Verdú.
Plot
After two criminals attempt to rob a tobacco retailer in Vallecas, they are trapped inside and eventually develop a sort of friendly relationship with their hostages (the clerk and her niece).
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Emma Penella as Doña Justa{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=36}}
- José Luis Gómez as Leandro{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=27}}
- {{ill|José Luis Manzano (actor)|es|lt=José Luis Manzano}} as Tocho{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/2004/06/24/espectaculos/1088028004_850215.html|website=El País|title='La estanquera de Vallecas', de Eloy de la Iglesia|date=23 June 2004|first=Diego|last=Galán}}
- Maribel Verdú as Ángeles{{Cite book|page=25|title=Quinqui Film in Spain: Peripheries of Society and Myths on the Margins|publisher=Anthem Press|year=2020|chapter=Cinema on the Margin. Reflection on the Quinqui filmography by Eloy de la Iglesia|first1=Javier|last1=Sánchez Cortina|first2=Teresa|last2=Cortina de la Calle|isbn=9781785272301|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zmvLDwAAQBAJ|editor-first=Jorge|editor-last=González del Pozo}}
- Fernando Guillén{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/diario/1992/10/20/radiotv/719535615_850215.html|website=El País|title=La estanquera de Vallecas|date=20 October 1992}}
- Jesús Puente as the commissar{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=28}}
- Antonio Gamero
- Nieve Parola
- Antonio Iranzo
- Tina Sainz
- Chari Moreno
- {{ill|José Luis Fernández Eguia|es|lt=José Luis Fernández "Pirri"}}
- Azucena Hernández
- Simón Andreu
- Tony Valento as chocolatier{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=27}}
}}
Production
An adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de Vallecas by José Luis Alonso de Santos,{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|pp=30; 36}} the screenplay was penned by {{ill|Gonzalo Goicoechea|es}}, Eloy de la Iglesia and Alonso de Santos.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a1612/la-estanquera-de-vallecas/|website=Fotogramas|title=La estanquera de Vallecas|date=29 May 2008}} An Ega Medios Audiovisuales production,{{Cite web|url=https://madridfilmoffice.com/produccion/la-estanquera-de-vallecas/|website=Madrid Film Office|publisher=Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A|title=La estanquera de Vallecas|access-date=21 February 2022}} the film was shot in Madrid in 1986.{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=36}} The soundtrack was composed and performed by Patxi Andión.{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=37}} The budget amounted to 83 million ₧.{{sfn|Sánchez Cortina|Cortina de la Calle|2020|p=36}}
Maribel Verdú revealed that she suffered physical attacks by José Luis Manzano during filming.{{cite news|title=Maribel Verdú revela que sufrió agresiones físicas en el rodaje de 'La estanquera de Vallecas': "Lo pasé francamente mal"|url=https://www.telecinco.es/noticias/cultura/20220701/maribel-verdu-sufrio-agresiones-fisicas-estanquera-vallecas-jose-luis-manzano_18_06906450.html|work=telecinco.es|date=July 1, 2022|accessdate=June 30, 2025}}
Release
Accolades
{{Awards table|5}}
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| align = "center" | 1988 || 2nd Goya Awards || Best Editing || Julio Peña || {{nom}} || align = "center" | {{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/la-estanquera-de-vallecas/|access-date=21 February 2022|title=La estanquera de Vallecas|publisher=premiosgoya.com}}
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