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Arropiero, el vagabundo de la muerte (2008)

80 min · Documentation

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Directors

Carles Balagué

A documentary traces the life of Manuel Delgado Villegas, known as the Arropiero, and his record of at least 48 murders.

The story

This documentary follows the life of Manuel Delgado Villegas, the Arropiero, described as the most important serial killer in 20th-century Spain and responsible for at least 48 murders. It draws on testimony from police officers who dealt with him, forensic doctor Frontela, friends, and psychiatric staff connected to his life, and was filmed in places associated with him, including Barcelona, Ibiza, El Puerto de Santa María, and Seville.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The documentary traces the life of Manuel Delgado Villegas, the Arropiero, the most important serial killer in 20th-century Spain, responsible for at least 48 murders. It was filmed in the places connected to the killer’s life (Barcelona, Ibiza, El Puerto de Santa María, and Seville) and includes testimony from police officers who had dealings with the Arropiero, forensic doctor Frontela, as well as friends and psychiatric staff connected to this curious figure in Spanish history, who died in 1998.

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Documentation

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