CRIANDO RATAS (RAISING RATS)
dir. Carlos Salado, 2016
Spain. 80 mins.
In Spanish with English subtitles.

Carlos Salado, recovered the essence of Cine Quinqui in 2016 with his feature film debut CRIANDO RATAS. With a humble budget of 5000 euros and a cast of locals from the marginal neighborhoods of Alicante, Salado shot off-and-on over the course of two years. Though production had to be halted after Cristo, the film’s main actor, was imprisoned, the film eventually wrapped up and went on to become YouTube success, lauded by the critics and general viewers alike.

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YO ME DROGO (I GET DRUGGED)
dir. Carlos Salado, 2022
Spain. 11 mins.
In Spanish with English subtitles,

Following the success of CRIANDO RATAS, Salado has gone on to collaborate with popular Spanish musicians, making short works blurring the line between music videos and short films. These have allowed him to expand the world of his break-out film, offering alternative visions of where Cristo might have ended up following its finale. In YO ME DROGO, Cristo gets caught up in a drug scheme that’s punctuated by a roaring flamenco score from Uña y Carne. Its bleak and blunt qualities epitomize Salado’s filmmaking style.