A chronicle of the life of Jaro, the leader of a juvenile delinquent gang, depicting his rise from street urchin to outlaw anti-hero on the way to his inevitable end.
Social & External
The people behind it
José Luis Manzano
El Jaro
Isela Vega
Mercedes
Verónica Castro
Toñi
Jaime Garza
El Butano
Enrique San Francisco
El Marqués
María Martín
Madre de El Jaro
José Sacristán
Oteiza
José Manuel Cervino
Lara
Ramón Reparaz
Comisario
Alfred Lucchetti
Ciudadano armado
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