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La Raulito
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Wikipedia article
'La Raulito' (Little Ralph) is a 1975 Argentine film directed by Lautaro Mura and written by Roco Drcal, Manuel Alexandre and Rafaela Aparicio.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of a real life fan of Boca Juniors football club, Mary Esher Duffau, who as a teenage girl adopted the identity of a man in order to survive on the streets of Buenos Aires.
The film shows the teenage Raulito wandering between a reformatory for juvenile offenders, prison and psychiatric hospital. Raulito manages to escape, and finds work at Constitucin railway station in 'Barrio' Constitucin. Raulito meets up with another street child and they become close friends. They both eventually manage to escape to Mar del Plata.
Release
The film premiered in Argentina on 10 July 1975.
Cast
The cast list (in alphabetical order) was:
*Adriana Aizemberg
*Martn Andrade
*Christina Banegas
*Roberto Carnaghi
*Pablo Cedrn
*Mnica Escudero
*Zulema Katz
*Virginia Lago
*Juanita Lara
*Anita Larronde
*Carlos Lasarte
*Mario Luciani
*Jorge Martnez
*Duilio Marzio
*Fernanda Mistral
*Irene Morack
*Ana Mara Picchio
*Luis Politti
*Marilina Ross
*Blanquita Silvn
*Nelly Tesoln
*Mara Vaner
Miscellaneous
A follow up film was released in Spain in 1976, 'La Raulito Released', starring Charo Lpez with a screenplay by Eduardo Barreiros and Eduardo Mignogna. The real life 'La Raulito', Mary Esher Duffau, died at the age of 74 on 30 April 2008, on the same day Boca Juniors played a Copa Libertadores match against the Brazilian club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, with the players and fans observing a minute's silence in her remembrance.
See also
*Boca Juniors
References
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