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Sobrevivir
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Wikipedia article
'Sobrevivir' (English: 'I Will Survive') is a 1999 comedy-drama romantic comedy directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, starring Emma Surez and Juan Diego Botto, playing a straight woman and a gay man who fall in love. The film and especially the soundtrack was very successful in Spain. Paz Vega has a small role as an airline hostess. Writer and co-script writer Luca Etxebarra has a cameo as herself in a Chueca caf.
Plot
Marga (Emma Surez), a pregnant and widowed woman, is going through a streak of bad luck. Via her friendship with Rosa (Marta Ibarra), she begins to rebuild her confidence, but faces difficulties. After beginning a relationship with Iaqui (Juan Diego Botto), an attractive gay sculptor who is ten years younger than her, her life begins to improve. Initially friends, they develop a sexual relationship, something they both thought impossible because Iaqui is gay.
Cast
* Emma Surez as Marga
* Juan Diego Botto as Iaqui
* Marta Ibarra as Rosa
* Rosana Pastor as Trini
* Manuel Manquia as Rolando
* lex Brendemhl as Jos
* Adri Collado as Roberto
References
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