Jarrapellejos (1988)
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Antonio Ferrandis, Juan Diego, Lydia Bosch, Amparo Larrañaga
In a small Extremaduran town controlled by a powerful local boss, a young woman resists his authority.
The story
In the small Extremaduran town of La Joya, power rests with Don Pedro Luis Jarrapellejos, a local boss who controls people and estates and appoints or dismisses mayors and governors. His authority appears nearly absolute, but Isabel, a young woman from the town, resists him. Their conflict forms the story’s initial tension, setting individual defiance against the influence of a man who seems to have the town’s institutions and residents in his hands.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In the small Extremaduran town of La Joya, everything revolves around Don Pedro Luis Jarrapellejos, the local boss, a man who controls people and estates and appoints or dismisses mayors and governors. Everything is in his hands, except for Isabel (Aitana Sánchez-Gijón), a young woman from the town who resists him. One day, Isabel and her mother are found raped and murdered in their home. Deeply moved by such a heinous crime, Don Pedro Luis Jarrapellejos will stop at nothing to find the culprits.
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