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Lena
First aired on May 11, 2001
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Genres: Drama, Adventure

Set in Galicia in northwest Spain - an area famed for its beauty and smuggling - this film shows a once-thriving fishing and shipbuilding culture fallen on hard times. Feisty, street smart Lena, 18, lives in semi-penury with her hard-drinking slob of a father, Gorrión, and hopes to escape by getting a grant to study in Portugal. Gorrion is mixed up with local drug-smuggling mafiosi, that includes Lena's godfather, Gitano, their Portugese Cachero, and the strong, silent Milio. One day, Lena returns from her job to find Gorrion badly beaten up: The gang had accused him of stealing. Lena visits the gangsters and offers to help pay off her father's debt by working for them. After Gorrion forgets to deliver Lena's grant papers, a fragile emotional bond develops between Lena and Milio. When they set off to Portugal to do a job, events start to ramble.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Manuel Manquiña | Gorrión
Marta Larralde | Lena
Roberto Álvarez | Milio
Luis Tosar | Gitano
Iván Hermés | Manu
Nuria Sanz | Mariola
Featured Crew
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Antonio Trashorras | Screenplay
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David Muñoz | Screenplay
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Carles Gusi | Cinematography
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Gonzalo Tapia | Director
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Ángel Hernández Zoido | Editor
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Gonzalo Tapia | Writer