La Raulito
La Raulito is a 1975 Argentine film directed by Lautaro Murúa and written by Rocío Dúrcal, Manuel Alexandre and Rafaela Aparicio.
In a survey of the 100 greatest films of Argentine cinema carried out by the Museo del Cine Pablo Ducrós Hicken in 2000, the film reached the 18th position.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a real life fan of Boca Juniors football club, María Esther 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.
Release
The film premiered in Argentina on 10 July 1975.Cast
The cast list was:- Adriana Aizemberg
- Martín Andrade
- Christina Banegas
- Roberto Carnaghi
- Pablo Cedrón
- Mónica Escudero
- Zulema Katz
- Virginia Lago
- Juanita Lara
- Anita Larronde
- Carlos Lasarte
- Mario Luciani
- Jorge Martínez
- Duilio Marzio
- Fernanda Mistral
- Irene Morack
- Ana María Picchio
- Luis Politti
- Marilina Ross
- Blanquita Silván
- Nelly Tesolín
- María Vaner