''Despite Everything'' ( es, A pesar de todo) is a popular 2019 Spanish
comedy film
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directed by
Gabriela Tagliavini
Gabriela Tagliavini is an Argentine writer/director best known for her feature films ''Without Men'', ''Perfect Lover'', and '' Ladies' Night''.
Early life
Tagliavini was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She received a bachelor's degree in film ...
and starring
Blanca Suárez
Blanca Martínez Suárez (born 21 October 1988) is a Spanish actress. She is best known for her performances on television series '' The Boarding School'' (2007–10), '' The Boat'' (2011–13), and the Spanish Language Netflix series' ''Las ch ...
,
Macarena García
Macarena García de la Camacha Gutiérrez-Ambrossi (born 26 April 1988) is a Spanish actress. She won the Goya Award for Best New Actress for her performance in the 2012 silent film ''Snow White''. She has since featured in films such as ''Palm ...
,
Amaia Salamanca
Amaia Salamanca Urízar (born 28 March 1986) is a Spanish actress, best known for her role as Catalina Marcos in the Spanish version of the Colombian TV series ''Sin tetas no hay paraíso'' and as Alicia Alarcón in series '' Gran Hotel''.
Biog ...
, and
Belén Cuesta . The film premiered at the
Málaga Film Festival
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on 16 March 2019, and released on
Netflix
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on 3 May 2019, and was the most watched Netflix Original Spanish Film that year.
Plot
Before the reading of their mother's will, four estranged sisters find out that the man they've known as their father is not and each one has a different father. Their mother, Carmen, left a video testament in which she reveals her secret, and as a last wish and condition of receiving their inheritance tells her daughters to find their biological fathers, providing only the names of her former lovers. However, if one of them chooses not to do so, the inheritance is forfeited for all.
The siblings live separate lives and are opposites of each other. Sara is an accomplished magazine editor in New York City; Lucia, the youngest, is a discontented nonconformist engaging in sexual escapades; Sofía is an artist and lesbian with commitment issues; and Claudia is conservative, hiding that her husband left her and coping with it by popping pills and drinking wine excessively. Compelled to tolerate each other, the four embark on a road trip to procure DNA samples of the men, discover their fathers, and claim their inheritance.
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2019 films
2019 comedy films
2019 LGBT-related films
Spanish comedy films
2010s Spanish-language films
Spanish LGBT-related films
Films about infidelity
Films about sisters
Lesbian-related films
Films shot in Madrid
Spanish-language Netflix original films
LGBT-related comedy films
Bambú Producciones films
2010s Spanish films
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