---
title: 'The Angel (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Ortega'
released: '2018-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-angel-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7204348/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Angel (2018)

2018 · 118 min · Drama, History, Crime, Comedy · Argentina, Spain

Original title: El Ángel

## Synopsis

El Angel is a 2018 crime drama film directed by Luis Ortega. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It is inspired by the true story of Argentine serial killer Carlos Robledo Puch. It was selected as the Argentine entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Ortega](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-ortega)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Ortega](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-ortega), [Sergio Olguín](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-olguin)
- **Producer:** [Pedro Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-almodovar), [Agustín Almodóvar](https://cinepixo.com/people/agustin-almodovar), [Hugo Sigman](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugo-sigman), [Axel Kuschevatzky](https://cinepixo.com/people/axel-kuschevatzky), [Esther García](https://cinepixo.com/people/esther-garcia), [Sebastián Ortega](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastian-ortega)
- **Director of Photography:** [Julián Apezteguia](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-apezteguia)

## Cast

- [Chino Darín](https://cinepixo.com/people/chino-darin)
- [Daniel Fanego](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-fanego)
- [Cecilia Roth](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-roth)
- [Luis Gnecco](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-gnecco)
- [Lorenzo Ferro](https://cinepixo.com/people/lorenzo-ferro)
- [Peter Lanzani](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-lanzani)
- [Mercedes Moran](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-moran)

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