In This Tricky Life
En la puta vida
“A real business, so real that it still happens.”
Synopsis
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.
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Mariana Santángelo
Elisa
Silvestre
Plácido el Cara
Josep Linuesa
Marcelo
Andrea Fantoni
Lulú
Rodrigo Speranza
Marcos
Agustín Abreu
Nicolás
Carlos Calero
El Conejo
Fermí Herrero
El Gigante
Augusto Mazzarelli
Garcia
Graciela Gelos
Teresa
Graciela Escuder
Doña Sera
Ana Castillo
La Gorda
Ileana López
La Flaca
Hugo Blandamuro
El Gordo
Alex Borucki
Functionario del consulado
Enrique Vidal
Agent Prada
Juancho Saravi
Cliente impotente
Roberto Bornes
Agent Fernandez
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Beatriz Flores Silva
- Screenplay & Story
- János Kovácsi, Beatriz Flores Silva
- Original Score
- Carlos Da Silveira
- Original Title
- En la puta vida
- Country of Origin
- Argentina, Belgium, Cuba, Spain, Uruguay
- Spoken Languages
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Beatriz Flores Silva
János Kovácsi, Beatriz Flores Silva, María Urruzola
Carlos Da Silveira
Francisco Gózon
Sebastián Cerveñansky, Daniel Márquez, Marie-Hélène Dozo
Camilo Vives, Hubert Toint, Beatriz Flores Silva, Stefan Schmitz
Department Leadership Roster
Beatriz Flores Silva
Director
Camilo Vives
Producer
Francisco Gózon
Director of Photography
Sebastián Cerveñansky
Editor
Hubert Toint
Producer
Beatriz Flores Silva
Producer
Daniel Márquez
Editor
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Editor
Stefan Schmitz
Producer
János Kovácsi
Screenplay
Beatriz Flores Silva
Screenplay
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What is In This Tricky Life about?
Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.
Who directed In This Tricky Life?
In This Tricky Life was directed by Beatriz Flores Silva.
Who stars in In This Tricky Life?
The principal cast of In This Tricky Life includes Mariana Santángelo, Silvestre, Josep Linuesa, Andrea Fantoni, Rodrigo Speranza.
When was In This Tricky Life released and how long is it?
In This Tricky Life was released in 2001 with a total runtime of 1h 40m.
Who composed the musical score for In This Tricky Life?
The original motion picture soundtrack for In This Tricky Life was composed by Carlos Da Silveira.
Is In This Tricky Life based on a book or true story?
In This Tricky Life is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "María Urruzola".