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Toño Bicicleta: la leyenda de Puerto Rico

1975 · 114 min

A grim, brooding true-crime drama that lingers on inner torment and the wreckage a violent man leaves behind.

Directed by
Glauco del Mar
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Tommy Vargas, Alida Arizmendi, Colon Riozama
Overview
Based on the life of real-life Puerto Rican criminal Toño Bicicleta who, so crazed by inner pain, lashed out at life and destroyed those he loved.

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Directed by
Glauco del Mar
Genres
Drama, Crime
Starring
Tommy Vargas, Alida Arizmendi, Colon Riozama
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    Themes
    • crime
    • violence
    • grief
    • obsession
    • betrayal
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence strong
    • Sex mild
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    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension6
    Darkness8
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight8

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    Genres
    drama, crime
    Directed by
    Glauco del Mar
    Written by
    Victor Hugo Lopez
    Starring
    Tommy Vargas, Alida Arizmendi, Colon Riozama, Amalia Cruz, Gladys Nuñez, Carmen Montijo, Ernesto Concepción
    Cinematography
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    Runtime
    114 min
    Country
    Puerto Rico
    Languages
    Spanish

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