The Dead Man and Being Happy

"A Spaniard in Argentina becomes aware of his approaching death while staying at a hospital, so he decides to run away from Buenos Aires and start a trip up North, heading nowhere in particular."

Cast

José Sacristán

as Santos

Roxana Blanco

as Érika

Valeria Alonso

as Young Pretty Nurse

Jorge Jellinek

as Big Man

Carlos Lecuona

as Érika's Father

Lisa Caligaris

as Alejandra

Vicky Peña

as Woman Who Was Blonde Yesterday

Fermí Reixach

as Santiago

Javier Rebollo

as Narrator (voice)

Lola Mayo

as Narrator (voice)

Juan Nemirovsky

as Mozo

Horacio Vay

as Doctor

Pascual Condito

as Enfermo

Carlos Zumbo

as Enfermo

Manuel García

as Enfermo

Omar Tiberty

as Rubén

Itatí Eva Aranda

as Mucama Colombiana

José Pierini

as Hombre de mediana edad

Horacio Maldonado

as Hombre elegante en calzoncillos

Paula Viel

as Chica

Cristian José Jiménez

as Policía viejo y curtido

Marcelo Raúl Fernández

as El otro policía

Ricardo Bertone

as Recepcionista

Carmen Esther Núñez

as Carmen

Magdalena Cernadas

as Chica con una mochila

Karlien Van Der Colff

as Chica extranjera

Juan Carlos Díaz

as El santiagüeño

Jorge Luis Martos

as Hermano de Érika

Crew

Ángel Hernández Zoido

Editor

Javier Rebollo

Director

Dani Fontrodona

Sound Director

Lola Mayo

Producer

Damián París

Producer

Jérôme Vidal

Co-Producer

Pelayo Gutiérrez

Sound Editor

José Nolla

Producer

Lluís Miñarro

Producer

Julián Catz

Sound Mixer

Alex Zito

Co-Producer

Santiago Racaj

Director of Photography

Miguel Ángel Rebollo

Production Design

Lola Mayo

Screenplay

Javier Rebollo

Screenplay

Salvador Roselli

Screenplay