How to Be a Woman and Not Die in the Attempt (1991)
Cómo ser mujer y no morir en el intento (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 40min
- Comedy, Drama
- 02 Apr 1993 (USA)
- Movie
Carmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence...
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Carmen
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| Antonio Resines | ... |
Antonio
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Carmen Conesa | ... |
Chelo
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| Juanjo Puigcorbé | ... |
Mariano
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| Miguel Rellán | ... |
Alfredo
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| Tina Sáinz | ... |
Emila
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| Asunción Balaguer | ... |
Madre de Antonio
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| Enriqueta Carballeira | ... |
Pepita
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Mercedes Lezcano | ... |
Pilar
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Juan Gea | ... |
Ginecólogo
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Miguel Arribas | ... |
Carlos
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Francisco Casares | ... |
Director
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Paco Aguilar | ... |
Federico
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José María Cañete | ... |
Maitre
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Begoña Valle | ... |
Margarita
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Flora María Álvaro | ... |
Tere
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Mercedes Resino |
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Víctor García León | ... |
Diego
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Sergio
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Olalla Aguirre | ... |
Marta
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| Jorge Roelas | ... |
Mensajero
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Juan Luis Iborra |
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Mariano Gracia |
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Pablo Carrión | ... |
Pepe
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Gabriel Jiménez | ... |
Olaizola
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Angélica Revert | ... |
Topless Girl
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Luis Perezagua | ... |
Manolo (uncredited)
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José Carlos Plaza | ... |
Pepe (uncredited)
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David San José | ... |
Chipi (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ana Belén | ||
Written by
| Carmen Rico-Godoy | ... | (novel) |
| Carmen Rico-Godoy | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Andrés Vicente Gómez | ... | producer |
Music by
| Mariano Díaz | ||
Cinematography by
| Juan Amorós | ||
Editing by
| Carmen Frías | ||
Editorial Department
| Pablo Blanco | ... | first assistant editor |
| Fidel Collados | ... | second assistant editor (as José Fidel Collados) |
Art Direction by
| Gerardo Vera | ||
Costume Design by
| Margaret Watty | ... | co-costume designer |
Makeup Department
| Jorge Hernández Lobo | ... | assistant makeup artist (as Jorge Hernández) / makeup assistant (as Jorge Hernández) |
| Juan Pedro Hernández | ... | makeup artist |
| José Luis Muñoz | ... | hair stylist |
Production Management
| Rafael Fernández | ... | production manager |
| José G. Jacoste | ... | production supervisor |
| Enrique E. Mate | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Arantxa Aguirre | ... | second assistant director (as Arancha Aguirre) |
| Manuel Gómez Pereira | ... | assistant director (as Manolo Gómez) |
Art Department
| Paco Calonge | ... | property master |
| Vázquez Hermanos | ... | property master |
| Miguel López Pelegrín | ... | assistant art director |
| Antonio Mateos | ... | property master |
| Jesús Mateos | ... | property master |
| Juan Carlos Mateos | ... | assistant property master |
| Ricardo Mengíbar | ... | property master |
| Lala Obrero | ... | set dresser |
| Jesús Pérez | ... | property master |
| Tadeo Villalba hijo | ... | property master (as Teddy Villalba) |
| Javier Zulueta | ... | settings |
Sound Department
| Luis Castro | ... | sound effects |
| Antonio Espino | ... | second assistant sound |
| Eduardo Fernández | ... | sound mixer |
| Gilles Ortion | ... | direct sound |
| Antonio Rodríguez 'Mármol' | ... | first assistant sound |
Special Effects by
| Basilio Cortijo | ... | special effects |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Juan Aguado | ... | grip |
| Juan Amorós | ... | camera operator |
| Carlos Cabeceran | ... | steadicam operator |
| Pablo Carrión | ... | gaffer (as Pablo Carrión Gotor) |
| Luis Miguel Daza | ... | grip |
| Julio Fernández Santa | ... | electrician (as Julio Fernández) |
| José Antonio Fernández | ... | key grip |
| Federico G. Grau | ... | still photographer |
| Óscar Molina | ... | electrician |
| Carlos Parra | ... | electrician |
| Ramiro Sabell hijo | ... | second assistant camera |
| Ramiro Sabell | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gerardo Vázquez | ... | video technician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Humberto Cornejo | ... | wardrobe (as Cornejo) |
| Adela Velasco | ... | wardrobe |
Script and Continuity Department
| Eugenia Cuesta | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Jaime Castro | ... | driver: camera car |
| Juan Castro | ... | driver |
| José Luis Mayorga | ... | driver: props car |
| Ángel Megino | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Francisco Amaro | ... | production administrator |
| Isabel de las Casas | ... | press attache / public relations |
| Paloma García de Pruneda | ... | trainee |
| Marco Gómez | ... | production assistant |
| Lala Obrero | ... | stage manager |
| Begoña Pedrazas | ... | production coordinator |
| Javier Quintas | ... | trainee |
| Javier Zulueta | ... | stage manager |
Thanks
| Elena Benarroch | ... | thanks |
| Joaquín Berao | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Highlight Film (1991) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Mayfair Entertainment (1994) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Gativideo (1992) (Argentina) (VHS)
- New Films International
- New Vision Video (1992) (Germany) (VHS)
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Other Companies
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| Plot Summary |
Carmen, a journalist with two children, is on her third marriage, to Antonio, a record producer. Over the course of a year, we follow her through her discontents: Antonio's lateness, his fatigue when she wants to make love, his insistence on her company when she prefers solitude, his treating her work as less important than his, his casual and cruel dismissal of her opinions, her boss assigning her an incompetent editor, bartenders ignoring her, her passage into middle age. She can be feisty and edgy, which sometimes gets in the way of what would make her happy. And she regularly threatens to leave Antonio. Will she, and on what terms? What will he do?
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