In This Tricky Life

In This Tricky Life (Spanish: En la puta vida) is a 2001 film directed by Beatriz Flores Silva. It was Uruguay's submission to the 74th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1][2] The film was awarded the 'Golden Columbus' at the Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival.^[3] An international co-production among companies from Uruguay, Belgium, Spain and Cuba,^[3] the film was produced by BFS Producciones, Saga Film, Avalon Productions and ICAIC.^[4]

In This Tricky Life
Film poster
Spanish	En la puta vida
Directed by	Beatriz Flores Silva
Screenplay by	Beatriz Flores Silva János Kovácsi
Produced by	Beatriz Flores Silva Hubert Toint Stefan Schmitz
Starring	Mariana Santángelo Silvestre Josep Linuesa
Cinematography	Francisco Gozón
Edited by	Marie-Hélène Dozo Daniel Márquez
Music by	Carlos Da Silveira
Production companies	BFS Producciones Saga Film Avalon Productions ICAIC
Release date	July 4, 2001 (2001-7-4)
Running time	103 minutes
Countries	Uruguay Belgium Spain Cuba
Language	Spanish

It is based on the novel El huevo de la serpiente by journalist María Urruzola, whose investigations exposed an Uruguayan sex trafficking network in 1992.^[5]

Cast

• Mariana Santángelo [es] as Elisa^[6]
• Silvestre [es] as Plácido el Cara^[6]
• Josep Linuesa [es] as Marcelo^[6]
• Andrea Fantoni as Lulú^[6]
• Rodrigo Speranza as Marcos^[6]

See also

• Film portal

• Cinema of Uruguay
• List of submissions to the 74th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Uruguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film