The Children of Fierro
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64% Critic Match

The Children of Fierro

6.4 / 10 1978 2h 14mNR Spanish
Drama

Storyline

Peronist view of its history between the fall in 1955 and the electoral triumph of 1973 using a metaphor of the poem Martin Fierro.

Cast & Crew

JT

Julio Troxler

El hijo mayor

Lead
AA

Antonio Ameijeiras

El hijo menor

MM

Martiniano Martínez

Picardía

Juan Carlos Gené

Juan Carlos Gené

El Negro

CM

César Marcos

Pardal

SV

Sebastián Villalba

Angelito

Jorge de la Riestra

Jorge de la Riestra

Vizcacha

Arturo Maly

Arturo Maly

Cruz

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Fernando E. Solanas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Children of Fierro is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker