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The misadventures of the rough and misanthropic Germán 'el Piojo' Areta, ex-police inspector turned private detective, during the turbulent years of the Spanish Transition.

  • Number of Movies: 3
  • Revenue: $332,356

Featured Cast

  1. Alfredo Landa
  2. Carlos Santos

    Carlos Santos

    Germán Areta

  3. María Casanova
  4. Miguel Ángel Muñoz
  5. Miguel Rellán

    Miguel Rellán

    El Moro

  6. Manuel Tejada

    Manuel Tejada

    El Guapo

  7. Luisa Gavasa
  8. José Bódalo

    José Bódalo

    El Abuelo

  9. María Cantuel
  10. Manuel Lorenzo
  11. Macarena Gómez
  12. Raúl Fraire

    Medina

  13. Raúl Mérida

    Raúl Mérida

    Johny Olas

Featured Crew

  1. José Luis Garci

    José Luis Garci

    Writing, Directing

  2. Javier Muñoz

    Writing

March 26, 1981

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo gets a terminally ill client who wishes to see his long lost, runaway daughter before he dies.

August 1, 1983

Private detective Germán Areta el Piojo investigates the life of a gay man who has apparently abandoned his partner. When they both turn up dead, it seems one killed the other before committing suicide, but Areta is not convinced.

Madrid, Spain, 1975; shortly after the end of the Franco dictatorship. Six months after the mysterious death of his lover, a prestigious tailor, a married woman visits the office of the young Germán Areta, a former police officer turned private detective, to request his professional services.

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