''Gamín'' ( English: street urchins) is a 1977

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

n documentary film written and directed by

Ciro Durán Ciro Durán (16 December 1937 – 10 January 2022) was a Colombian screenwriter and film director. He died in Tobia on 10 January 2022, at the age of 84. Filmography *''La paga'' (1962) *' (1968) *''Corralejas de Sincelejo'' (1976) *''Tayrona. ...

Plot

Narrated by Carlos Muñoz, ''Gamín'' is a documentary on the subject of the life of the "street urchins", a word which refers to street children in Colombia, who have broken all family ties and struggle to survive on the streets of the city. The film illustrates, with shocking images, the homelessness and awful living conditions of these surviving children who are seen sleeping on the streets of Bogota, stealing food, car radios, selling cardboard, begging, etc.

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1970s Spanish-language films Colombian documentary films 1977 documentary films 1977 films Documentary films about street children Films set in Bogotá Films shot in Bogotá {{Colombia-film-stub