La gran vida

"Before you give it up, live it up."

Oct 11 2000 R 1h 52m
Comedy

Lola, a Mexican waitress working in Madrid, befriends a 30-year-old suicidal man who has borrowed $1,000,000 to spend on his last day on Earth, knowing he will be killed anyway if he fails to return the money. After meeting Lola, however, he decides that life might be worth living after all.

Plot

Living It Up tells the story of a bus driver who is on the verge of committing suicide when a man offers him some friendly advice - borrow 100 million pesetas from the Mafia and do everything he has ever dreamed of before ending his life. While spending the money he falls in love with Mexican waitress and realizes now he has something to live for. The only problem is that now he has to find a way to pay back the $1 million he owes to the Mafia!

Written by

Carlos Asorey, Fernando León de Aranoa

Directed by

Antonio Cuadri

Cast

Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gómez, Tito Valverde

Crew

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Production Countries

Spain

Production Companies

Telecinco Cinema, BocaBoca Producciones, BesoBeso Producciones

Languages

Español

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,378
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA