Sobreviviré (English: I Will Survive) is a 1999 comedy-drama romantic comedy directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes, starring Emma Suárez 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 Lucía Etxebarría has a cameo as herself in a Chueca café.

Sobreviviré
Spanish film poster by Oscar Mariné
Directed by	Alfonso Albacete David Menkes
Written by	Alfonso Albacete Lucía Etxebarría David Menkes
Starring	Emma Suárez Juan Diego Botto Rosana Pastor
Music by	Paco Ortega
Release date	19 November 1999 (1999-11-19)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

Plot

Marga (Emma Suárez), 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 Iñaqui (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 Iñaqui is gay.[1]

Cast

• Emma Suárez as Marga
• Juan Diego Botto as Iñaqui
• Marta Ibarra as Rosa
• Rosana Pastor as Trini
• Manuel Manquiña as Rolando
• Àlex Brendemühl as José
• Adrià Collado as Roberto

References

External links

• Sobreviviré at IMDb
• Sobreviviré at Rotten Tomatoes

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