Life Is Most Important

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Life Is Most Important
Lo Que Importa es Vivir.jpg
Directed by Luis Alcoriza
Written by Janet Alcoriza
Luis Alcoriza
Produced byHéctor López
Starring Gonzalo Vega
CinematographyMiguel Garzón
Edited byFederico Landeros
Music byPedro Plascencia
Release dates
  • July 1987 (1987-07)(Moscow)
  • 22 October 1987 (1987-10-22)(Mexico)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Life Is Most Important (Spanish : Lo que importa es vivir) is a 1987 Mexican drama film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival. [1] The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards, but did not garner a nomination. [2]

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Cast

Accolades

Award / Film FestivalDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResultRefs
Ariel Awards November 14, 1988 Best Picture Luis Alcoriza Nominated [3]
Best Director Luis Alcoriza Nominated
Best Actor Gonzalo Vega Won
Best Actress María Rojo Won
Best Original Screenplay Luis Alcoriza Nominated
Goya Awards March 22, 1988 Best Spanish Language Foreign Film Luis Alcoriza Won [4]

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References

  1. "15th Moscow International Film Festival (1987)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  2. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
  3. "XXX 1988 — Ganadores y nominados" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas. 1988. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. "Estas son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 1988". Premios Goya (in Spanish). Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. Retrieved October 11, 2016.