Plata, Plomo y la Pasta
★ 10 · 2024 · 17m · Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Follow Tony Ruggeri, host of the podcast "São Paulo: Crime and Punishment", as he narrates the story of Paulinho Zanini, a resident of the Bixiga neighborhood in São Paulo who splits his time between the restaurant La Cantina and the criminal underworld, where he works as a loan shark. Alongside his partners, Robério Santos and Tavinho D'Angelo, as well as the loyal waiter Vicentão, he finds himself in the most unexpected situations across the São Paulo capital.
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