The Worker
1983, Spanish. Directed by Mariano Ozores Puchol.
Manolo is an electrician, plumber, bricklayer ... a hard worker. To his friends Manolo strange fate that gives as much money wins. And when asked, he answers laconically Oh, if I told you! What counts is that Manolo has a daughter in one of the inner most expensive schools in Madrid, and that it believes that his father is a senior executive, as any parent of her companions. The problem begins when the school closed by economic crisis, and the girl has to come live with her father. But Manolo find the collaboration of his friends, who will make the eyes appear currante small as a great man of finance. Adaptation "Spanish" the American film "A Pocketful of Miracles".
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 9 May 1983
- Original title
- El currante
- Country
- Spain
- Written by
- Mariano Ozores Puchol
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The Worker runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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The Worker isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 May 1983. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Worker?
The Worker (1983) was directed by Mariano Ozores Puchol and stars Andrés Pajares, María Casanova, Jenny Llada.