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A Stroke of Luck
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A Stroke of Luck

2016-12-02 · 90 min · ★ 5.0

Romance · Drama · Comedy

Villaviciosa de al Lado is a peaceful town stuck in time, living exclusively of the fame of a 200 years-old spa. Therefore, city hall's debts threatens to close the spa and ruin all town. Their salvation becomes when suddenly mayor Anselmo and the rest of members of city hall realize that they won the Christmas Lottery. But their happiness turns in horror after to discover that the prize belongs to a serial number distributed by the town's brothel, causing the suspicion of the wives and fear of the husbands after a TV interview where Mari, brothel's owner, claims that the almost men of the town will have prize from the lottery. Wanting a way to charge the prize to save the town without having to suffer the anger of their respective women, Anselmo, Ricardo, César, Juandi and Paco plots a plan in order to steal the money from the brothel, meanwhile Mari tries reconcile her stranded life and restore the memory of her deceased father, a former mayor.

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Directors
Nacho G. Velilla
Production companies
Aparte Producciones, Atresmedia Cine
Countries
Spain
Status
Released
Budget
USD 3,500,000
Revenue
USD 12,304,617

Top Cast

Carmen MachiCarmen MachiMari
Leo HarlemLeo HarlemAnselmo
Carlos SantosCarlos SantosRicardo
Salva ReinaSalva ReinaNino
Jon PlazaolaJon PlazaolaCarlos
Boré BuikaBoré BuikaPadre Benjamín
Arturo VallsArturo VallsCésar
Antonio PagudoAntonio PagudoJuandi
Jorge AsínJorge AsínPaco
Macarena GarcíaMacarena GarcíaSole
Corina RandazzoCorina RandazzoMerche
Carmen RuizCarmen RuizMilagros
Belén CuestaBelén CuestaElisa
Goizalde NúñezGoizalde NúñezCarmen
Yolanda RamosYolanda RamosVisi
Julieta SerranoJulieta SerranoPetra
María CruickshankMaría CruickshankJezabel
Alina NastaseAlina NastaseSimona
Javi CollJavi CollÁngel
Toni SevillaToni SevillaBenito

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