The absorbing thriller is complimented by some excellent cinematography and editing, and all the main actors take this to another level - needless to say, most of them went on to become hugely successful stars, while Carmelo Gómez already was one.
Set in a seedy quarter of Madrid, Antonio (Carmelo Gómez) and his associates - members of the ETA, meticulously lay a plan to blow up the Police Headquarters. But when Antonio moves into his operational area in the guise of a photo journalist, he gets distracted by his neighbours - two prostitutes, Charo and Vanessa, and particularly Charo, a woman drawn to the industry to satiate her heroine addiction. What starts off as empathy turns into passion and love. And because of his involvement with Charo, he has put himself and his mission in jeopardy, as the police are trying to net a local drug-pusher frequenting the area. Charo is played by classical Spanish beauty Ruth Gabriel - she was only about eighteen when the film was made, and Vanessa is played by Candela Peña.
The film also has some famous nude scenes that have been floating around the Internet for a while, some of you may even recognise them from the scene graphics below. I had originally reviewed this film years ago, but have re-cut these scenes freshly from my DVD for this reappraisal. And I'm quietly assured you'll not find better quality compilations from the film than these.
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Compilation 1:
A compilation of at least three different scenes.
First, Charo lets herself into new neighbour Antonio's flat - she had forgotten her key to hers, and needs to take a leak. She uses this excuse to give herself a fix, and proceeds to have a bath as well.
Initially annoyed by her indulgence, Antonio is swiftly drawn towards Charo's physical charms. Charo caresses her breasts and asks him whether he likes them - her ass apparently is her husband's favourite part of her body. This is before they even exchange names. They do eventually, and when Antonio tells her he's a photographer for a newspaper, she asks him to take some pictures of her - in the nude of course. Unable to resist the sight of Charo's vulva when she spread her legs wide for one of her poses, Antonio touches her vagina. Charo objects - she reminds him she's after all a married woman and could not allow others to 'touch' her..!
In the second scene, Antonio pays a visit to Charo's flat, when she asks if he could put some cream on her back.
In the final scene, Charo and Vanessa negotiate the price for their next fix from the local drug dealer. Charo forgets she's knickerless and walks after him to finalise the deal - the guy has a good look at her, nevertheless sticking to his terms. Towards the end of the scene, some cops warn Antonio not to get involved with his prostitute-neighbours as they'd reached a point of no return. He doesn't heed their words, he'd already grown fond of Charo. However, when Antonio tries to take Charo into his flat for sex, she refuses - not because she didn't like him as well - she just wants their first time together to be 'different'.
Compilation 2:
Made of six scenes:
1. Antonio's ETA associate Lourdes loves him, while he doesn't, that much is evident from this scene when she tries to win his affections back but fails. Lourdes is played by Elvira Mínguez.
2. Funny 'ENF' scene - Vanessa's nephew introduces his new girlfriend Bárbara to Antonio at a busy bar, played by Gloria Sirvent.
3. To earn some extra cash, Vanessa and Charo entertain a guy in the back of his own shop - Charo dances knickerless for him, Vanessa taking care of the real business. You can also briefly catch a glimpse of Javier Bardem who gives an awesome performance as a junkie and part-time pimp in this film.
4. Charo and Antonio's first sex turns out to be different alright, at a luxury hotel in Granada. Later on in this scene, Charo becomes aware that Antonio is a terrorist.
5. Back in Madrid, Vanessa and Charo are in the bath. Charo hears a knock on the door and walks naked to open it, hoping it was Antonio, only to see her husband, just released from prison standing at the door. We now see why Charo thinks her husband likes her ass the best.
6. Charo nursing herself during a party. Her husband is now working on Vanessa. 5 and 6 are the only scenes where the lovely Candela Peña, playing Vanessa, appears nude in the film.
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