Perros callejeros

Street Warriors (original title Perros callejeros ) is a Spanish film from 1977 directed by José Antonio de la Loma [es] , known for being the first film of the cine quinqui ("delinquency cinema") genre that was popular in Spain at the end of the 1970s and in the 1980s.[2][3][4][1][5] The story is inspired by the adventures of the famous delinquent Juan José Moreno Cuenca [es] (1961–2003; also known as el Vaquilla ).[6][4]

The film is about a gang of teenage car thieves from the suburbs of Barcelona.[3] The delinquents have various run-ins with the law and mistreat women.[3] The main character, El Torete, is 15 years old.[7]

The main actors were not professional actors.[1] The cast included:

The film was a box office hit.[1]

Fernando Trueba writing for El País said that while the cinematography was terrible that the film had a strong feel of authenticity.[7]

Cinemanía describes the film as having aged very badly, while still being a good reflection of the times.[3]

Perros callejeros is the first in a trilogy:[1]

In total the director made a series of five quinqui films.[8] The other in the series are:[8][9]