A Stroke of Luck

A Stroke of Luck

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 2, 2016

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.

A Stroke of Luck

90 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 2, 2016

A Stroke of Luck
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.
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Aparte Producciones, Atresmedia
Original title Villaviciosa de al lado
Directors Nacho G. Velilla
Writers Antonio Sánchez, David S. Olivas, Oriol Capel, Nacho G. Velilla

Cast

Carmen Machi

as Mari

Leo Harlem

as Anselmo

Carlos Santos

as Ricardo

Arturo Valls

as César

Jon Plazaola

as Carlos

Salva Reina

as Nino

Boré Buika

as Padre Benjamín

Belén Cuesta

as Elisa

Jorge Asín

as Paco

Carmen Ruiz

as Milagros

Yolanda Ramos

as Visi

Goizalde Núñez

as Carmen

Antonio Pagudo

as Juandi

Julieta Serrano

as Petra

Tito Valverde

as Augusto

Miguel Rellán

as Aurelia

Alina Nastase

as Simona

María Cruickshank

as Jezabel

Corina Randazzo

as Merche

Javi Coll

as Ángel

Florin Opritescu

as Constantin

Sergio Bürmann

as Revisor del tren

Toni Sevilla

as Benito