The racing stables of Gandia family go to auction. Tomy, son of the owner, manages to save his favorite horse, "Cantador". Now, his only obsession is to resolve the problems of his father, providing him a new wife and riding his horse at the races. After a while, in the Official Prize, "Cantador", ridden by Tomy wins. This fact causes everyone to be interested in the horse and eventually Tomy will be forced to auction it to liquidate their debts. But the new owner is the father of Luchy, Tomy's classmate , and he will do everything possible to recover it.
Acting
Joselito's chaotic earnestness as tiny horse-obsessed Tomy.
Direction
Del Amo mines genuine tension from a child's limited perspective.
Director
Antonio del Amo
Fabienne Dali
Sylvia
Fernando Casanova
Pedro Gandía
Milagros Leal
Abuela de Tomy
Joselito
Tomy
Carmen Bernardos
Mabel
Conchita Goyanes
Luchi Mendoza
Trini Alonso
Adela de Mendoza
Alfredo Mayo
Don Fernando Mendoza
Roland Armontel
Fabien Margoz
Paul Ellis
Don Fabián Márquez
Ángel de Andrés
Presentador del concurso
Maribel Hidalgo
Presentadora del concurso
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Spain's 1960s 'child star' film wave, where Joselito became a national phenomenon singing his way through melodramas.
The film quietly critiques Franco-era economic instability through a child's inability to comprehend why horses and families get sold.
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