As Luck Would Have It
Original title: La chispa de la vida
2011 · 1 h 34 min
Álex de la IglesiaCast
José Mota 
Salma Hayek 
Blanca Portillo 
Juan Luis Galiardo 
Fernando Tejero 
Manuel Tallafé
Credits
Written by: Randy Feldman
Plot
Roberto is an unemployed publicist who achieved success with a famous slogan; he suffers an accident and becomes a media spectacle.
Sinekatalog’s take
Álex de la Iglesia's black comedy, with José Mota and Salma Hayek, is angry and funny about the media and desperation.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.1 / 10 (3,010 votes)
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