Acting
Ángel Fernández Franco
Born — Died
1960-01-22 — 1991-02-26
Place of birth
Barcelona
Known for
Acting
Credits
5 titles
Ángel Fernández Franco más conocido como el Torete o el Trompetilla fue un delincuente y actor español que alcanzó la fama actuando en la trilogía de Perros callejeros. Tras una carrera de delincuencia, El Torete participó como actor del denominado cine quinqui, llegando a lo más alto de su carrera actoral bajo la dirección de José Antonio de la Loma. Para muchos fue el máximo exponente de este género, y no cabe duda que su interpretación le daba a ese cine la fuerza necesaria para ser algo más que simples películas. En 1977, con Perros callejeros, le llegó la popularidad y fama que seguirían con la película Perros callejeros II (1979) y Los últimos golpes de El Torete, (1980). En las tres p…
Known for
6.6Based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. Set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona, one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. it follows real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, used to give the film a realistic touch.
Street Warriors
1977
5.5While the Torete rob banks, the Heifer, another delinquent who has not noticed it, enters the same place to rob him. After failing the coup, both decide to associate.
The Latest Scams of El Torete
1980
5.6Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca, alias the Heifer, is 23 years old and tells his story as a criminal offender from 1 Ocaña Toledo. Fatherless, the offender has his childhood and how everything changed when her mother went to prison.
I, 'The Heifer'
1985
5.6A veteran policeman named Fernando feels a lot of hatred against Ángel because the boy ran him over with a car leaving him lame. Now Fernando accuses the young crook of having participated in a robbery at a gas station in which a murder has occurred. Helped by his friends, Ángel rebuilds the facts that serve him as an alibi, but while he is in pre-trial detention in La Modelo prison (Barcelona) a terrible mutiny will take place.
Street Warriors II
1979
NRQuinqui cinema encompassed a series of Spanish crime films with a unique national sensibility, as they reflected the times of the Franco dictatorship transition. Guided by academics Mery Cuesta and Tom Whittaker, this featurette explores this explosive subgenre.
Blood in the Streets: The Quinqui Film Phenomenon
2021
Film credits
1980s · 2 titles
5.5While the Torete rob banks, the Heifer, another delinquent who has not noticed it, enters the same place to rob him. After failing the coup, both decide to associate.
The Latest Scams of El Torete
1980
5.6Juan Jose Moreno Cuenca, alias the Heifer, is 23 years old and tells his story as a criminal offender from 1 Ocaña Toledo. Fatherless, the offender has his childhood and how everything changed when her mother went to prison.
I, 'The Heifer'
1985
1970s · 2 titles
6.6Based on the juvenile delinquency of the 1970s and 80s in Spain. Set in Barrio de la Mina in Barcelona, one of the most conflict neighbourhoods in Spain. it follows real juvenile delinquents all with criminal records, used to give the film a realistic touch.
Street Warriors
1977
5.6A veteran policeman named Fernando feels a lot of hatred against Ángel because the boy ran him over with a car leaving him lame. Now Fernando accuses the young crook of having participated in a robbery at a gas station in which a murder has occurred. Helped by his friends, Ángel rebuilds the facts that serve him as an alibi, but while he is in pre-trial detention in La Modelo prison (Barcelona) a terrible mutiny will take place.
Street Warriors II
1979