Antonio Canales, Antonio Perez Dechent, Bobote

Caco is a proud, handsome man, head of a family, and very powerful in the local community. Yet he has been torn to pieces by the death of his beloved daughter. He constantly visits her grave, weeps si...( read more  read more... )lently at her photo and has transferred all his wildly protective love and attention onto his mentally challenged nephew, Diego. It seems that Diego's father, Caco's brother, is in hiding after having killed a man from the Caravaca family, who are equally powerful in the community. They are looking for vengeance and have come to Caco for justice. When he refuses to betray his brother, the Caravacas grow impatient. When they realize they are getting nowhere, they threaten to kill Diego. Despite his fierce pride, Caco eventually realizes that the cycle of killing and revenge must be broken. But how can he achieve this and protect everyone he loves?

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Unrated, 1 hr. 17 min.

Directed by: Tony Gatlif

Release Date: September 7, 2001

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DVD Release Date: July 29, 2003

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  • February 11, 2009
    Caco (Antonia Canales) is engaged in a vengeful battle with the Caravacas family, while looking after his palsied nephew Diego (Orestes Villasan Rodriguez), when Diego?s father goes into hiding overseas after killing one of the Caravacas. Caco, a larger than life figure with a lu...( read more)st for life, finally tires to stop the circle of revenge killings, while desperate to protect Diego.
  • January 10, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested.
  • December 12, 2008
    no thanks not my kinda thing
  • October 7, 2008
    Freedom, fire, passion and love of boundless dimensions. Vengo successfully portrays the dynamic of one gypsy family from down to Earth moments of personal companionship to the immeasurable desire for life found in musical expression.
  • June 11, 2007
    Incredible music, wonderfully authentic.
  • March 26, 2007
    Ugh! Hated it! Not at all what I thought flamenco would be. The Gypsy Kings? Color this one ANNOYING and rent something more pleasant to watch. This one is like having your teeth drilled without novacaine or laughing gas!!!
  • March 19, 2007
    flamenco revolution...
  • December 10, 2006
    Weak movie. VERY WEAK
  • October 6, 2006
    let the flamenco speak

Critic Reviews


September 14, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Gatlif's film, although uneven, captures the spirit of the best musicals. full review

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