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, Diego Paris,

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and

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Plot

The plot concerns the dating experiences of a group of emotionally incompetent males close to their 30s.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Drive Cine and

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and it had the participation of

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Release

The film screened in March 2014 at the 10th

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, where it clinched the Audience Award. It was theatrically released in Spain on 29 June 2007. It performed well at the domestic box office, grossing over €2 million upon the first month of its theatrical run and becoming the highest-grossing Spanish release of the year up to that point.

Reception

Jordi Costa of ''

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'' found the film worrying in terms of its status as a debut feature (insofar it was lacking in any sort of fresh look), presenting instead "four stale sitcom archetypes" crossing paths in a "microcosm inhabited by female clichés and extras in need of motivation". Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' presented the film as a sort of translation to Spain of American film '' American Pie'', featuring "a couple decent comic scenes and two good perfs" rising "above the pop soundtrack, navel-gazing and scatology".

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