# Miserable Life > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miserable_Life > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miserable_Life.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miserable_Life > Source revision: 1341424660 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2000 Spanish film Miserable Life Theatrical release poster Spanish Terca vida Directed by Fernando Huertas Screenplay by Fernando Huertas Javier García-Mauriño Alfonso Cuadrado Starring Santiago Ramos Luisa Martín Manuel Alexandre Jorge Bosch Juan J. Valverde Encarna Paso Pilar Barrera Lola Dueñas Clara Lago Cinematography Magí Torruella Edited by Fernando Pardo Music by Miquel Asins Arbó Antonio Meliveo Production companies Karma Producciones Multimedia PHF Films Vía Interactiva Distributed by Tri Pictures Release dates 13 November 2000 (2000-11-13) (Huelva) 17 November 2000 (2000-11-17) (Spain) Country Spain Language Spanish ***Miserable Life*** (Spanish: ***Terca vida***) is a 2000 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by [Fernando Huertas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fernando_Huertas&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Huertas)] which stars [Santiago Ramos](/source/Santiago_Ramos_(actor)) and [Luisa Martín](/source/Luisa_Mart%C3%ADn) alongside [Manuel Alexandre](/source/Manuel_Alexandre), Juan Jesús Valverde, Jorge Bosch, and [Lola Dueñas](/source/Lola_Due%C3%B1as). ## Plot Set in a working-class area of Madrid, around [Hortaleza](/source/Hortaleza), the plot follows a group of people trying to get through their difficult lives by playing *[quinielas](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quiniela&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Quiniela_(Espa%C3%B1a))]* (football pools), with their fate pending on the result of a [FC Barcelona](/source/FC_Barcelona)-[Villarreal CF](/source/Villarreal_CF) fixture.[1] ## Cast - [Santiago Ramos](/source/Santiago_Ramos_(actor)) as Paco[2] - [Luisa Martín](/source/Luisa_Mart%C3%ADn) as Julia[2] - [Manuel Alexandre](/source/Manuel_Alexandre) as Andrés[2] - [Jorge Bosch](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jorge_Bosch&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Bosch)] as Angel[2] - [Juan J. Valverde](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Juan_Jes%C3%BAs_Valverde&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Jes%C3%BAs_Valverde)] as Juan[2] - [Encarna Paso](/source/Encarna_Paso) as Vicky[3] - [Pilar Barrera](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pilar_Barrera&action=edit&redlink=1) [[es](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilar_Barrera)][3] - [Lola Dueñas](/source/Lola_Due%C3%B1as) as Esther[2] - [Clara Lago](/source/Clara_Lago) as Bea (voice)[4] - [Hugo Silva](/source/Hugo_Silva_(actor))[5] ## Production The film was produced by Karma Producciones Multimedia, PHF Films, and Vía Interactiva.[3] Shooting locations included [Madrid](/source/Madrid).[6] It boasted a 135 million [₧](/source/Spanish_Peseta) budget.[2] ## Release The film premiered at the 26th [Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival](/source/Huelva_Ibero-American_Film_Festival) on 13 November 2000.[1] Distributed by Tri Pictures,[3] it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 November 2000. ## Reception Jonathan Holland of *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))* deemed the film to be "a diverting neo-realist excursion into Impossible Dream territory", otherwise featuring "moments of charm and an attractive central idea" but also a "lack of glam".[3] ## Accolades Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref. 2001 15th Goya Awards Best New Actress Luisa Martín Nominated [7] ## See also - [List of Spanish films of 2000](/source/List_of_Spanish_films_of_2000) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-siles_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-siles_1-1) Siles, Luis Eduardo (14 November 2000). ["Real como el cine mismo"](https://elpais.com/diario/2000/11/14/andalucia/974157753_850215.html). *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ep_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ep_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ep_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-ep_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-ep_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-ep_2-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-ep_2-6) ["Fernando Huertas cuenta una historia de "no triunfadores" en la película 'Terca Vida'"](https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-fernando-huertas-cuenta-historia-no-triunfadores-pelicula-terca-vida-20001117105055.html). *[Europa Press](/source/Europa_Press_(news_agency))*. 17 November 2000. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-holland_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-holland_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-holland_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-holland_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-holland_3-4) Holland, Jonathan (26 December 2000). ["Miserable Life"](https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/miserable-life-1200465746/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Galán Caballero, Javier; Abad Liñán, José M. (12 November 2016). ["Estos son los 100 actores más taquilleros del cine español"](https://elpais.com/cultura/2016/11/11/actualidad/1478889951_248072.html). *[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Hugo Silva cumple 36 años"](https://www.elcomercio.es/20130510/gente/hugo-silva-aniversario-201305102232.html). *[El Comercio](/source/El_Comercio_(Spain))*. 11 May 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Green, Jennifer (1 June 2000). ["Via Digital makes production move with Querejeta"](https://www.screendaily.com/via-digital-makes-production-move-with-querejeta/402526.article). *[ScreenDaily](/source/ScreenDaily)*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Viaje al cine español. 25 años de los Premios Goya"](https://www.accioncultural.es/virtuales/premiosgoya/pdf/catalogo_expo_Goya_1987_2013.pdf) (PDF). Lunwerg. 2011. p. 283. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-84-9785-791-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-84-9785-791-8). --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miserable Life](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miserable_Life) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miserable_Life?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.