The One-Handed Trick / El truco del manco

Director: Santiago A. Zannou

Writer: Santiago A. Zannou, Iván Morales

Production: Media Films, 16 January 2009 (Spain)

Duration: 87 min.

Genre:
Drama

Language:
Spanish

Cast:
J.M. Montilla 'El Langui', Ovono Candela, Javier Iglesias Bustamante, Elio Sagües

Awards:
2009 Goya:
Won
Best New Actor- El Langui, Best New Director- Santiago Zannou, Best Original Song - Woulfrank Zannou, El Langui for the song "A tientas".

Synopsis:
El truco del manco tells the tale of Enrique Heredia, El Cuajo, a non-Gypsy with Gypsy features who gets by as he can with walking difficulties caused by the cerebral palsy affecting half of his body. El Cuajo convinces his friend Adolfo, a young mulatto living in a commuter suburb with an alcoholic father and health problems, to set up a music studio and make a living with their shared talent and passion for Hip Hop. The actors are non-professional, selected at castings held on the outskirts of Madrid and Barcelona. Outstanding among them is Juan Manuel Montilla, nicknamed El Langui, leader of the Gypsy hip-hop group La Excepción, winner of an MTV Europe 2006 award as the best European group in the Spanish-language.

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