Miserable Life

Miserable Life
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Terca vida
Directed by	Fernando Huertas
Screenplay by	Fernando Huertas Javier García-Mauriño Alfonso Cuadrado
Starring	Santiago Ramos Luisa Martín Manuel Alexandre Jorge Bosch Juan J. Valverde Encarna Paso Pilar Barrera Lola Dueñas Clara Lago
Cinematography	Magí Torruella
Edited by	Fernando Pardo
Music by	Miquel Asins Arbó Antonio Meliveo
Production companies	Karma Producciones Multimedia PHF Films Vía Interactiva
Distributed by	Tri Pictures
Release dates	13 November 2000 (2000-11-13) (Huelva) 17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Miserable Life (Spanish: Terca vida) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Fernando Huertas [es] which stars Santiago Ramos and Luisa Martín alongside Manuel Alexandre, Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and Lola Dueñas.

Plot

Set in a working-class area of Madrid, around Hortaleza, the plot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing quinielas [es] (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a FC Barcelona-Villarreal CF fixture.[1]

Cast

• Santiago Ramos as Paco[2]
• Luisa Martín as Julia[2]
• Manuel Alexandre as Andrés[2]
• Jorge Bosch [es] as Angel[2]
• Juan J. Valverde [es] as Juan[2]
• Encarna Paso as Vicky[3]
• Pilar Barrera [es][3]
• Lola Dueñas as Esther[2]
• Clara Lago as Bea (voice)[4]
• Hugo Silva[5]

Production

The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva.[3] Shooting locations included Madrid.[6] It boasted a 135 million ₧ budget.[2]

Release

The film premiered at the 26th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 13 November 2000.[1] Distributed by Tri Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000.

Reception

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam".[3]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2001	15th Goya Awards	Best New Actress	Luisa Martín	Nominated	[7]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2000

References

1. Siles, Luis Eduardo (14 November 2000). "Real como el cine mismo". El País.
2. "Fernando Huertas cuenta una historia de "no triunfadores" en la película 'Terca Vida'". Europa Press. 17 November 2000.
3. Holland, Jonathan (26 December 2000). "Miserable Life". Variety.
4. Galán Caballero, Javier; Abad Liñán, José M. (12 November 2016). "Estos son los 100 actores más taquilleros del cine español". El País.
5. "Hugo Silva cumple 36 años". El Comercio. 11 May 2013.
6. Green, Jennifer (1 June 2000). "Via Digital makes production move with Querejeta". ScreenDaily.
7. "Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya" (PDF). Lunwerg. 2011. p. 283. ISBN 978-84-9785-791-8.