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El día de mi suerte

2019 · 1 season

A warm, bittersweet ride through 1980s Peru, blending humor and melancholy as one fan's obsession leads to unpredictable encounters.

Created by
Daniel Vega, Diego Vega Vidal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lucho Cáceres, Leónidas Urbina, Alejandra Guerra
Overview
1986, Peru. Toño is an amateur singer, but above all, he is an impersonator of acclaimed salsa singer Héctor Lavoe. Toño has spent his entire life trying to meet his idol, he is very devoted to him and strongly believes that his songs were written for him. One day, Héctor Lavoe travels to Peru and Toño is about to make the impossible happen; he will meet him and finally break his streak of bad luck. An adventure that will involve meeting the President, sailing with mermaids, being surrounded by armed groups - So many obstacles, but it finally seems that it will be his lucky day.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Daniel Vega, Diego Vega Vidal
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Lucho Cáceres, Leónidas Urbina, Alejandra Guerra
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • identity
  • music
  • class
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism6
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Daniel Vega, Diego Vega Vidal
Starring
Lucho Cáceres, Leónidas Urbina, Alejandra Guerra, Urpi Gibbons, Pietro Sibille, Paul Vega, Carlos Carlín
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes
Country
Peru
Languages
Spanish

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