"The Wild World of the Drug Addict"
A story of two men who become heroin addicts, what they must do to support their habit and how it affects their lives.
Social & External
The people behind it
Franklin Rodríguez
Frankie
Sharyn Jimenez
Anita
Jerry Rutkin
Jerry
Starr Ruiz
Stella
Gilbert Mesa
Fats
Cecil White
Che Che
Louis Colon
Louie
Rudy Rosado
Rudy
John Gimenez
Pop
Eddie James
Harlem Man
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