In This Tricky Life (En la puta vida) 23 years old

Montevideo, Uruguay. In this comedic drama, Elisa, 27, dreams of opening her own hairdressing salon in one of the rich districts of the Uruguayan capital. A bit of a rebel, one day Elisa moves out of her mother's house with her two children and breaks up with Garcia, her boss and lover who has infuriated her by not wanting to get married. So, in the space of twenty-four hours, Elisa finds herself without a roof over her head, without a man, without a job and without money. Her best friend Loulou finds her a job - in the brothel run by Dona Jacqueline. And without really being aware of it, Elisa slides into prostitution, which leads her to Barcelona. She falls in love, she is exploited, she gets involved in transvestite gang wars, and meanwhile just dreams of earning enough money for her little beauty salon back home.

Credits

In This Tricky Life Cast

Name Character
Mariana Santángelo She was 25, now 49 years old as Elisa

In This Tricky Life Crew

Name Department
Beatriz Flores Silva as Director. She was 44 (now 68) years old Directing
In This Tricky Life poster
In This Tricky Life (23 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, May 26, 2001
  • Runtime: 100 minutes