La patota (Lunfardo for "The gang" or "The mob") is a 1960 Argentine melodrama film directed by Daniel Tinayre. The film focuses on Paulina Vidal Ugarte (Legrand), a young attractive teacher who takes a professorship at a night school located in a marginal area of Buenos Aires, where she is gang-raped by a group of students.
La patota was written by Eduardo Borrás and starred Tinayre's wife Mirtha Legrand. The film was in competition for the Golden Bear at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival, where Tinayre was given the C.I.D.A.L.C. Award. Now considered a modern movie classic, La patota was remade as Paulina by director Santiago Mitre in 2015, with Dolores Fonzi playing the main role.
Cast
In alphabetical order
Miguel Beleirén - Alumno
André Braillard - Alumno
Alfonso De Grazia - Hombre en fiesta de graduación
Rafael Diserio - Médico
Patricio Farrell - Tito
Haydeé Larroca - Profesora 1
María Cristina Laurenz - Mujer en fiesta de graduación
Carmen Llambí - Telefonista
Juan Longobuco - Alumno
Gaston Marchetto - Alumno Morales
Susana Mayo - Enfermera
Alberto Puig - Alumno
Julio C. Quino - Raúl
Rogelio Romano - Policia
Sara Suter - Profesora 2
Isidro Fernán Valdez - Don Anselmo
Néstor Zabrini - Alumno