Vivir mata (2002)

Director:

Nicolás Echevarría

Writer:

Juan Villoro (writer)

Release Date:

25 January 2002 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Ellos mienten... Ellas también

Plot:

A couple has to deal with its own problems, while living in a city like Mexico City, where everything seems chaotic. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Hugo
Susana Zabaleta	...	Silvia
Luis Felipe Tovar	...	Chepe
Alejandra Gollas	...	Regina (as Alejandra Gollás)
Emilio Echevarría	...	Heliut
Diana Bracho	...	Reportera
Jorge Zárate	...	Taquero
Gustavo Sánchez Parra	...	Encargado de vulcanizadora
Sergio Sánchez	...	Luciano Gallardo
Chá	...	Locutor
Luisa Sáenz	...	Locutora
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sebastián Silva	...	Escritor

Directed by
Nicolás Echevarría

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Juan Villoro		writer

Produced by
Matthias Ehrenberg	....	producer
Sebastián Silva	....	associate producer
Sandra Solares	....	line producer
Christian Valdelièvre	....	producer

Original Music by
Ruy García
Mario Lavista

Cinematography by
Pablo Reyes

Film Editing by
Tlacateotl Mata
Mario Sandoval

Casting by
Manuel Teil

Production Design by
Claudio Contreras
Salvador Parra

Production Management
Eamon O'Farrill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Berenice Manjarrez	....	second assistant director
Sebastián Silva	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rene Corona	....	set dressing assistant
Patricia Cuevas	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Eric Dounce	....	sound effects editor
Andrés Franco	....	sound designer
Enrique Greiner	....	dialogue editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Erick Reyes	....	assistant camera: second unit
Jaime Reynoso	....	director of photography: second unit

Music Department
Ruy García	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Gloria Avila	....	project coordinator
Rodrigo Herranz	....	location assistant
Rodrigo Herranz	....	maps maker
Mauricio Lule	....	key set production assistant
Zaida Monteforte	....	production coordinator
Rocío Ortega	....	animal wrangler
Horacio Rodríguez	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (Argentina)

Other Companies

• CTT  equipment

Also Known As:

Life Kills (USA)
Living Kills (International: English title)

Runtime:

Argentina:92 min

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Mexico:B

Filming Locations:

Cabeza de Juarez, Mexico City, México D.F., Mexico

Company:

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

silly Mexico City fun

This movie is great for foreigners who have lived in Mexico City. Aside from the interesting plot about people lying to each other for a good impression, I liked all the little glimpses of Mexico City life. Of course, they were overdone, but that added a lot of comic relief.

I suppose a lot of Americans would be bored by this film. As for me, after getting stuck in Insurgentes traffic jams and having firebreathers and food vendors come up to my window, the comic relief was reason enough for me to watch Vivir Mata.