In This Tricky Life (2001)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 1.387 |
Directed By
Beatriz Flores Silva
Crew
Beatriz Flores Silva
Eddy De Wilde
Gaetano Fernández
Beatriz Flores Silva
José Ramón Novoa
Martín Papich
Stefan Schmitz
Andrés Senna
Hubert Toint
Hubert Toint
Hubert Toint
Camilo Vives
Carlos Da Silveira
Francisco Gózon
Sebastián Cerveñansky
Marie-Hélène Dozo
Daniel Márquez
Raquel Boldorn
Daniel Fernandez
Marco Ticas
Solange Guillemette
Bruno Aldecosea
Sergio de León
Bernard Garant
Marcel·lí Parés
Enrique Castro
Raquel Gonzáles
Yolanda Martín
Susana León
Alejandra Ortíz
Enrique Pineiro
Sergio Pérez Berbel
Irma Schierer
Karol Tornaria
Manuel Villagrasa
Mercè Batalla
Mireia Laporte
Lizette Nagy
Elena Roux
Gerardo Alonso
Mercè Batalla
David Bevilaqua
Daniela Casals
Vena Castelli
Rafael Ceballos
Sergio de León
Paula Díaz Mournaro
Marcello Etturi
Diego Flores
María Mercedes Flores
Fiorella Galliotti
Leonardo Giacobone
Laura Gutman
Lucía Jacob
Cecilia La Cruz
Andrés Mora
Romina Peluffo
Ariadna Tikas
Francisco José 'Borja' Torres
Victor Vaillant
Carolina Zalsberg
Ricardo Castro
Enric Contel
Marcos De Aguirre
Pavel Dohn
Roberto Espinoza
David Miranda-Hardy
David Miranda-Hardy
Mauricio Molina
Mauricio Molina
Magdalena Pérez
Iván Quiroz
Santiago Rindel
Jesica Suárez
Seppe van Groeningen
Nadine Voullième
Daniel Yafalián
Nadine Voullième
János Kovácsi
Beatriz Flores Silva
María Urruzola
TOP CAST
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
Ariel Caldarelli
Policía Interpol
Nubel Espiño
Consul Español
Nelson Albano
Don Eusebio
Ferran Lahoz
Naco
Marcelo Alejandro Auchelli
El Pulga
Jorge Ángeles
El Huevo
Kepa Paul
Proxeneta Uruguayo
Marisa Girardi
Tita
Dinorah Arrillaga
Loreley
Marina Barrandeguy
Rosemary
Regina Rojo
Shirley
Maribel Botey
Adriana
Suzy Parker
Maluca
Sandra Sanders
Dolly
Carol Castex
Barbara
Silvia Sabaté
Abogada de la acusación
Enric Cusí
Juez
Juan García Cruz
El bajito
Wilson Gaviria
Coco
Fabricio Galbiatti
Barman
Luis Cao
Soldado
Artigas Perera
Funcionario
Jorge Ellis
Funcionario
Marta Ferraro
Prostituta #1
Jenny Galvan
Prostituta #2
Isabel de la Fuente
Copera
Sandra Américo
Copera
Alejandra Luz Pérez
Copera
Laura Drescher
Copera
Susana Maisonave
Copera
Cristina Techera
Copera
Marlena Taranto
Copera
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