La vida alegre

La vida alegre
La vida alegre
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Fernando Colomo
Written by	Fernando Colomo
Starring	Veronica Forqué; Antonio Resines; Ana Obregón; Guillermo Montesinos; Massiel; Miguel Rellán;
Cinematography	Javier Salmones
Production; company	El Catalejo P.C.
Distributed by	Iberoamericana Films Producción
Release date	14 April 1987;
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	95 million ₧
Box office	260 million ₧

La vida alegre is a 1987 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Fernando Colomo. It stars Veronica Forqué, Antonio Resines, Ana Obregón, Guillermo Montesinos, Massiel and Miguel Rellán.

Plot

Ana is a doctor. Against the opinion of her husband, Antonio, also a doctor, she starts working at a centre of venereal diseases. There, she meets eccentric people from the lower strata of the society.

Cast

Verónica Forqué as Ana^[1]
Antonio Resines as Antonio^[1]
Miguel Rellán as Eduardo^[1]
Massiel as Rosi^[1]
Guillermo Montesinos as Manolo^[1]
Ana Obregón as Carolina^[1]
Gloria Muñoz as Elvira^[1]
José Antonio Navarro as Javi^[1]
Itziar Álvarez as Cata^[1]
Alicia Sánchez as Marta^[1]
Rafaela Aparicio as Vecina I^[1]
Chus Lampreave as Vecina II^[1]
El Gran Wyoming as Federico^[1]
Paloma Catalán as Mari Carmen^[1]
Javier Gurruchaga as Ildefonso^[1]
Gabriel Latorre as Periodista^[1]

Production

La vida alegre was written by the director Fernando Colomo, who took inspiration on the experiences of his sister Concepción, a doctor specialist in dermatology and venereology.^[2] The film was produced by El Catalejo P.C. Shot in Madrid from November to December 1986, shooting locations included the Centro District.^[3]^[4] Javier Salmones [ca] worked as director of photography.^[5] The scored was performed by the band Suburbano [es].^[6] The total budget amounted to around 95 million ₧.^[4]

Release

Distributed by Iberoamericana Films Producción,^[3] the film premiered on 14 April 1987.^[7] It grossed 826,788 viewers and a revenue of 260 million ₧.^[7]

Awards and nominations


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1988	2nd Goya Awards	Best Actress	Verónica Forqué	Won	^[8]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lara Martínez 2011, p. 129.
^ Pintor Holguín et al. 2015, p. 158.
^ ^a ^b "La vida alegre". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A.
^ ^a ^b Lara Martínez 2011, p. 135.
^ Lara Martínez 2011, p. 136.
^ Pintor Holguín et al. 2015, p. 162.
^ ^a ^b Lara Martínez 2011, p. 141.
^ "Estos son los premios de los Premios Goya 1988" (in Spanish). Premios Goya. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

Bibliography

Lara Martínez, María (2011). Fernando Colomo (PDF). Madrid: Ediciones Complutense. ISBN 978-84-695-0750-6.
Pintor Holguín, Emilio; Vivas Rojo, Enrique; Herreros Ruiz‐Valdepeñas, Benjamín; Gargantilla Madera, Pedro (2015). "La vida alegre (1987): la importancia del preservativo para prevenir las ETS". Revista de Medicina y Cine. 11 (3): 157–162. ISSN 1885-5210.

[FOOTNOTELara_Martínez2011129-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lara Martínez 2011, p. 129.

[FOOTNOTEPintor_HolguínVivas_RojoHerreros_Ruiz‐ValdepeñasGargantilla_Madera2015158-2] Pintor Holguín et al. 2015, p. 158.

[comfo-3] "La vida alegre". City of Madrid Film Office. Madrid Destino Cultura Turismo y Negocio S.A.

[FOOTNOTELara_Martínez2011135-4] Lara Martínez 2011, p. 135.

[FOOTNOTELara_Martínez2011136-5] Lara Martínez 2011, p. 136.

[FOOTNOTEPintor_HolguínVivas_RojoHerreros_Ruiz‐ValdepeñasGargantilla_Madera2015162-6] Pintor Holguín et al. 2015, p. 162.

[FOOTNOTELara_Martínez2011141-7] Lara Martínez 2011, p. 141.

[8] "Estos son los premios de los Premios Goya 1988" (in Spanish). Premios Goya. Retrieved 12 November 2021.

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