Antigua, My Life

Antigua vida mía
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Héctor Olivera
Produced by	Enrique Cerezo
Written by	Alberto Macías Ángeles González Sinde
Starring	Ana Belén Cecilia Roth Daniel Valenzuela Jorge Marrale
Music by	Ángel Illarramendi
Cinematography	Alfredo F. Mayo
Edited by	Miguel Pérez
Distributed by	Aries Cinematográfica Argentina Argentina Sono Film
Release dates	3 May 2001
Running time	110 min.
Country	Argentina Spain
Language	Spanish
Budget	€3,600,000

Antigua, My Life (Spanish: Antigua vida mía) is a 2001 Argentine-Spanish drama film directed by Héctor Olivera and written by Ángeles González Sinde, from the novel by Marcela Serrano. It stars Ana Belén and Cecilia Roth. Many scenes of the film were shot in Guatemala.

Synopsis

Two upper middle class women from Buenos Aires are trapped in relationships that aren't working well. One is in an abusive relationship, the other is selfish towards her family. The catalyst for change is the murder of the abusive husband by his wife, played by Roth. Her best friend tries to help her through this process, and by doing so has to tackle her own problems.

Cast

• Ana Belén .... Josefa Ferrer
• Cecilia Roth .... Violeta Dasinski
• Daniel Valenzuela .... Sargento
• Jorge Marrale .... Andrés
• Diana Lamas .... Pamela
• Guido D'Albo .... Locutor TV
• Juan Leyrado .... Eduardo
• Nicolás Agüero .... Borja
• Josefina Gracián .... Celeste
• Sawa Tramer .... Zulema
• Alfredo Casero .... Alejandro
• Christian Inglizze .... Artesano (as Christian Inglize)
• Odiseo Bichir .... Emilio Palma
• Cristi Cobar .... Doña Rogeria
• Dario Tangelson .... Maza
• Iván Moschner .... Maître

Reception

Actress Cecilia Roth was nominated for a Silver Condor Award for Best Actress in 2002.

External links

• Antigua, My Life at IMDb