I Will Survive

"The man in your life is not always the man of your dreams..."

1999 1h 42m ES

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6.1

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★6.1TMDB · 23

DramaRomanceComedy

Synopsis

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After the father of Marga’s unborn child dies, the young woman loses all hope, until she meets a dashing, handsome gentleman who just might be the man of her dreams -- aside from the fact that he happens to be gay…

“The man in your life is not always the man of your dreams...”

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Cast

Emma Suárez
Marga
Juan Diego Botto
Iñaqui
Mirta Ibarra
Rosa
Rosana Pastor
Trini
Manuel Manquiña
Rolando
Maite Blasco
Carmen
Àlex Brendemühl
José
Javier Martín
Carlos

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Menkes
Writers: Alfonso Albacete, Lucía Etxebarría, David Menkes
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 6

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 6

CAST

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Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto and Mirta Ibarra carry the top of the cast.

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4 / 6

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The man in your life is not always the man of your dreams...".

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0217811 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

David Menkes directs. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Emma Suárez and Juan Diego Botto and Mirta Ibarra carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "The man in your life is not always the man of your dreams...".
5IMDB entry: tt0217811 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 23 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.