# The best 'cine quinqui' films

Knives, stolen cars and heroin in Spain's transition years: the essential Spanish juvenile-delinquent films, according to El Debate, FlixOlé and Indie Hoy.

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- Jan 14, 2024 · palomitas_lenta
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## Top 10

1. **Navajeros (1980)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — El Jaro and his gang: the genre's most iconic film, by Eloy de la Iglesia.
2. **El Lute: Run for Your Life (1987)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — The life of fugitive Eleuterio Sánchez, by Vicente Aranda.
3. **Perros callejeros (1977)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — El Torete, and the film with which José Antonio de la Loma launched the genre.
4. **El pico 2 (1984)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — The sequel, with Paco and his Civil Guard father.
5. **Fast, Fast (1981)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Young robbers on the outskirts of Madrid; Golden Bear for Carlos Saura.
6. **El pico (1983)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Heroin in Bilbao, in all its harshness.
7. **Perros callejeros II (1979)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — More of El Torete and his gang.
8. **Colegas (1982)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Three jobless friends and a pregnancy, by Eloy de la Iglesia.
9. **La estanquera de Vallecas (1987)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A tobacconist's robbery that turns into a siege; Manzano's last film.
10. **Yo, el Vaquilla (1985)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The life of Barcelona's most famous young delinquent.
11. **Los últimos golpes de El Torete (1980)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — The end of José Antonio de la Loma's trilogy.
12. **27 Hours (1986)** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — A day in the life of a junkie in San Sebastián, by Montxo Armendáriz.

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