El buscón is a 1976 Spanish period film directed by Luciano Berriatúa based on the picaresque novel by Francisco de Quevedo. It stars Francisco Algora in the titular role.
Plot Set in 17th-century Spain, the plot follows the attempts of swindler Pablos to upgrade his social class.
Cast
Production Quevedo's poem prominently features as a song in the film, performed by Ana Belén and arranged by . Shooting locations included Pedraza. The film reflects on the original text's scathing view on the society of its time, although it shuns its antisemitism.
Release The film opened the 8th Benalmádena Auteur Film Festival in November 1976. It was released theatrically in Spain on 27 November 1979.
See also List of Spanish films of 1979
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