Living It Up (2000)
"La gran vida" (original title)

Living It Up tells the story of a bus driver who is on the verge of committing suicide when a man offers him some friendly advice - borrow 100 million pesetas from the Mafia and do ... See full summary »

Director:

Antonio Cuadri

Writers:

Carlos Asorey, Fernando León de Aranoa

Stars:

Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gómez, Fernando Valverde

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Salma Hayek	...	Lola
Carmelo Gómez	...	Martin
Fernando Valverde	...	Salva (as Tito Valverde)
Alicia Agut	...	Rosa
Miguel Ayones	...	Montero
Eusebio López	...	Maitre d'
Emilio A. Pina	...	Prestamista jefe
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mikel Albisu	...	Financiero 2
Carlos Bardem	...	Matón discoteca 1
Txema Blasco
Carita Boronska	...	Singer
Lara Corrochano	...	Prostituta
Antonio P. Costafreda	...	(as Antonio Costafreda)
Carlos Manuel Díaz
Paco Hernández

Storyline

Living It Up tells the story of a bus driver who is on the verge of committing suicide when a man offers him some friendly advice - borrow 100 million pesetas from the Mafia and do everything he has ever dreamed of before ending his life. While spending the money he falls in love with Mexican waitress and realizes now he has something to live for. The only problem is that now he has to find a way to pay back the $1 million he owes to the Mafia!

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Plot Keywords:

stripper | slapped on butt

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and sexuality

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

11 October 2000 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Az eltapsolt pénz

Box Office

Gross:

ESP 235,692,963 (Spain) (29 June 2001)

Company Credits

Production Co:

BesoBeso Producciones, Bocaboca Producciones, Telecinco

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

References Pretty Woman (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Let The Music Play"
Written and Performed by Barry White
Courtesy of Funkstar Deluxe Radio Edit.

User Reviews

A Pleasant Surprise

Wow, I rented this on a whim just because I'm a huge Salma Hayek fan. I must say, I really enjoyed it. I'm pretty sure most people already know the basic concept of the story (if you didn't you wouldn't be here), so I won't go into it. But I will speak on everything else. The acting all around was very good. Salma was a good choice for the feisty, opinionated Lola, Carmelo Gomez was the perfect choice for the goofy yet lovable Martin. He sort of reminds me of Mathew Perry. And Fernando Valverde was awesome as Salva. The script was very witty, and inventive. Also, the chemistry between Salma and Carmelo was truly special. I also enjoyed the aggressive rhythmic soundtrack. Some people will complain about the third act, and say it is a little to mainstream (read: Hollywood), and maybe it is. But it works! It was totally unpredictable and it resolved the story nicely. La Gran Vida also, makes for a great date movie, if she's into foreign films.