Lena 23 years old

Set in Galicia in northwest Spain - an area famed for its beauty and smuggling - this film shows a once-thriving fishing and shipbuilding culture fallen on hard times. Feisty, street smart Lena, 18, lives in semi-penury with her hard-drinking slob of a father, Gorrión, and hopes to escape by getting a grant to study in Portugal. Gorrion is mixed up with local drug-smuggling mafiosi, that includes Lena's godfather, Gitano, their Portugese Cachero, and the strong, silent Milio. One day, Lena returns from her job to find Gorrion badly beaten up: The gang had accused him of stealing. Lena visits the gangsters and offers to help pay off her father's debt by working for them. After Gorrion forgets to deliver Lena's grant papers, a fragile emotional bond develops between Lena and Milio. When they set off to Portugal to do a job, events start to ramble.

Credits

Lena Cast

Name Character
Luis Tosar He was 29, now 53 years old as Gitano
Marta Larralde She was 20, now 43 years old as Lena
Carlos Kaniowsky He was 1, now 24 years old as Fernández
Luis Zahera He was 34, now 58 years old as Esteban
Roberto Alvarez as Cachero
Iván Hermés He was 25, now 48 years old as Antonio
Roberto Alvarez as Milio
Iván Hermés He was 25, now 48 years old as Manu
Manuel Manquiña He was 47, now 71 years old as Gorrión

Lena Crew

Name Department
Ángel Hernández Zoido as Editor. He was 39 (now 62) years old Editing
Carles Gusi as Cinematography. Crew
Antonio Trashorras as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 55) years old Writing
Lena poster
Lena (23 years)

  • Release day: Friday, May 11, 2001
  • Runtime: 97 minutes