El Papelerito

Three children forge a close friendship with the help of a gentle elderly woman, Doña Dominga. They survive poverty and social exclusion; however, fate has a cruel twist in store for little Toño.

Cast

Sara García

as Doña Dominga

Domingo Soler

as Don Simón

Jaime Jiménez Pons

as Juancho

Jaime Calpe

as Toñito

Ismael Pérez 'Poncianito'

as Pirrín

Amanda del Llano

as Elvira

Eduardo Noriega

as Paco

Gloria Alonso

as Gloria

Jorge Pérez

as El mono

Enrique González

as El Sapo

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