I Will Survive (1999 film)

"Sobreviviré" redirects here. For the songs, see Sobreviviré (Mónica Naranjo song) and Sobreviviré (Gloria Gaynor song).

I Will Survive
Spanish film poster by Oscar Mariné
Spanish	Sobreviviré
Directed by	Alfonso Albacete David Menkes
Written by	Alfonso Albacete Lucía Etxebarría David Menkes
Produced by	Francisco Ramos
Starring	Emma Suárez Juan Diego Botto Mirtha Ibarra Rosana Pastor Manuel Manquiña Maite Blasco Alex Brendemühl Javier Martín Adrià Collado Elena Irureta Alberto San Juan José Manuel Cervino
Cinematography	Gonzalo Fernández-Berridi
Edited by	Miguel Ángel Santamaría
Music by	Paco Ortega
Production companies	Aurum Producciones El Paso PC Películas Frenéticas
Release date	19 November 1999 (1999-11-19)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

I Will Survive (Spanish: Sobreviviré) is a 1999 Spanish romantic comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Albacete [es] and David Menkes [es], starring Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto, playing a straight woman and a gay man who fall in love. The film and especially the soundtrack was very successful in Spain.

Plot

Marga, a pregnant and widowed woman, is going through a streak of bad luck. Via her friendship with Rosa, she begins to rebuild her confidence, but faces difficulties. After beginning a relationship with Iñaki, an attractive gay sculptor who is ten years younger than her, her life begins to improve. Initially friends, they develop a sexual relationship, something they both thought impossible because Iñaki is gay.[1]

Cast

• Emma Suárez as Marga[2]
• Juan Diego Botto as Iñaki[2]
• Mirtha Ibarra [es] as Rosa[2]
• Rosana Pastor as Tini[2]
• Manuel Manquiña as Rolando[2]
• Àlex Brendemühl as José
• Adrià Collado as Roberto
• Maite Blasco [es][2]
• Javier Martín [es][2]
• Elena Irureta[2]
• Alberto San Juan[2]
• José Manuel Cervino[2]

Production

The film is an Aurum Producciones, El Paso PC, and Películas Frenéticas production.[3]

Release

The film was released theatrically in Spain on 19 November 1999.[4]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1999

References

1. Kehr, Dave (8 December 2001). "Film Review; Bridget Jones Is Suddenly Spanish". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
2. Benavent 2000, p. 533.
3. "Sobreviviré". Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
4. Benavent, Francisco María (2000). Cine español de los 90. Diccionario de películas, directores y temático. Bilbao: Ediciones Mensajero. p. 533. ISBN 84-271-2326-4.

External links

• I Will Survive at IMDb
• I Will Survive at Rotten Tomatoes