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| Director: | Eloy de la Iglesia | ||
| Producer: | Ángel Huete | ||
| Music: | Patxi Andión | ||
| Cinematography: | Manuel Rojas | ||
| Editing: | Julio Peña | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Studio: | Ega Medios Audiovisuales | ||
| Budget: | 83 million ₧ |
Hostages in the Barrio (Spanish; Castilian: '''La estanquera de Vallecas'''|links=no)[1] is a 1987 Spanish quinqui film directed by Eloy de la Iglesia, consisting of an adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de Vallecas by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Emma Penella, José Luis Gómez, José Luis Manzano and Maribel Verdú.
After two criminals attempt to rob a tobacco retailer in Vallecas, they are trapped inside and eventually develop a sort of friendly relationship with their hostages (the clerk and her niece).
An adaptation of the stage play La estanquera de Vallecas by José Luis Alonso de Santos, the screenplay was penned by, Eloy de la Iglesia and Alonso de Santos.[2] An Ega Medios Audiovisuales production,[3] the film was shot in Madrid in 1986. The soundtrack was composed and performed by Patxi Andión. The budget amounted to 83 million ₧.
The film premiered on 9 April 1987.[4]
|-| align = "center" | 1988 || 2nd Goya Awards || Best Editing || Julio Peña || || align = "center" | [5] |}