Lute: Forge On or Die (El Lute: camina o revienta) 37 years old

Lute: Forge On or Die

In Spain of the 1960s, a poor family of quinquis - a nomadic ethnic group with a tradition as old as that of the gypsises of Spain but with even more obscure origins - have a nomadic life marked by poverty. The son, Eleuterio Sánchez Rodriguez, nicknamed "El Lute", steals some chickens and is condemned to six months in jail. El Lute moves to the slum outskirts of Madrid with his common law wife, Chelo, starting an itinerant life as a peddler of pots and pans and living in a quinqui shantytown. He gradually embarks upon as life of petty criminality, eventually participating in the theft of a jewelry store during which a bystander is killed.

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Lute: Forge On or Die Cast

Name Character
Victoria Abril She was 28, now 65 years old as Chelo
José Manuel Cervino He was 46, now 84 years old as Rufino
Manuel Zarzo He was 55, now 92 years old
Antonio Dechent He was 27, now 64 years old as Tomás 'El Flaco'
Manuel de Blas was 46, now 83 years old
Diana Peñalver She was 22, now 59 years old as Esperanza
Imanol Arias He was 31, now 68 years old as Eluterio Sánchez 'El Lute'
Luis Barbero He was 71, 88 years old when he died
Alicia Agut She was 58, 87 years old when she died
Francisco Maestre He was 30, 53 years old when he died as Chato
Carlos Tristancho as Juan José Agudo
José Vivó He was 71, 73 years old when he died
José Luis Alexandre
Román Ariznavarreta
Mari Carmen Alvarado
José María Sacristán He was 30, now 67 years old as Carcelero
Antonio Valero He was 32, now 69 years old as Raimundo Medrano
Margarita Calahorra She was 57, 60 years old when she died as La Madre de Chelo
Luis Marín He was 13, 44 years old when he died
Santi Pons
Raúl Fraire He was 55, 70 years old when he died as Guardia Civil en tren

Lute: Forge On or Die Crew

Name Department
José Luis Alcaine as Director of Photography. He was 48 (now 85) years old Camera
Isabel Mulá as Executive Producer. Production
Teresa Font as Editor. She was 31 (now 68) years old Editing
José María Cunillés as Producer. Production
Vicente Aranda as Director. He was 60 (89) years old when He died Directing
Vicente Aranda as Screenplay. He was 60 (89) years old when He died Writing
José Nieto as Original Music Composer. He was 85 (80) years old when He died Sound
Joaquim Jordà as Screenplay. He was 52 (70) years old when He died Writing
Eleuterio Sánchez as Writer. He was 45 (now 82) years old Writing
Alfredo Mayo as Director of Photography. He was 76 (74) years old when He died Camera
Lute: Forge On or Die poster
Lute: Forge On or Die (37 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 19, 1987
  • Runtime: 123 minutes