Question 1

What does the title 'El pico' refer to?

Accepted Answer

The title plays on two concepts: 'pico' is slang for heroin, and also the abbreviation of 'picoleto', slang for the Civil Guard.

Question 2

What film movement does 'El pico' exemplify?

Accepted Answer

It is a great example of 'cine quinqui', a Spanish delinquent film movement from the mid-1970s to late-1980s, often featuring real delinquents as actors.

Question 3

Who plays the protagonist Paco?

Accepted Answer

José Luis Manzano plays Paco.

Question 4

What is Paco's family background in the film?

Accepted Answer

Paco is the teenage son of a Civil Guard commander in Basque Country.

Question 5

Which director helmed 'El pico'?

Accepted Answer

Eloy de la Iglesia directed the film.

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