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Upon release in 1985, "Yo, El Vaquilla" was a commercial hit in Barcelona and Madrid’s working-class theaters. However, the intelligentsia hated it. Critics called it "dangerous," "exploitative," and "a manual for delinquency."

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: The film follows "El Vaquilla" from his childhood in the slums of Campo de la Bota. After his father dies and his mother is imprisoned, he turns to a life of car theft and armed robbery, becoming a leader of a street gang by age 12 .

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De la Loma had previously directed the 1979 film Perros Callejeros (Street Dogs), which featured a character inspired by El Vaquilla . However, Yo, "El Vaquilla" is the authorized, direct biopic. Moreno Cuenca plays himself . This is not method acting; it is a documentary of a life spiraling out of control. The film follows his trajectory from petty theft to violent robberies, prison breaks (he famously escaped from the Barcelona Children’s Jail in 1979), and his eventual romanticization by the media as a "romantic rebel"—a label the film fiercely critiques.