Living It Up

– Lola, a Mexican waitress working in Madrid, befriends a 30-year-old suicidal man who has borrowed $1..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.10 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
2000
Original Name:
La gran vida
Living It Up (2000) - Also known as La gran vida

Lola, a Mexican waitress working in Madrid, befriends a 30-year-old suicidal man who has borrowed $1,000,000 to spend on his last day on Earth, knowing he will be killed anyway if he fails to return the money. After meeting Lola, however, he decides that life might be worth living after all.

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Release Date:

11 Oct 2000

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Antonio Cuadri

Writer:

Carlos Asorey, Fernando León de Aranoa

Main Actors:

Salma Hayek, Carmelo Gómez, Tito Valverde, Alicia Agut

Plot:

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!

Awards:

1 nomination.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.1/10