''Voy a pasármelo bien'' is a 2022 Spanish-Mexican musical comedy film directed by David Serrano. Named after the eponymous music album by Hombres G, it features songs by the aforementioned band. It stars

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, and Dani Rovira. A sequel entitled '' Voy a pasármelo mejor'' is set to be released in 2025.

Plot

The fiction is set in

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. Initially taking place in 1989, the plot features two

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s (David and Layla) bonded by their love of Hombres G who meet again decades later, when Layla, having become a successful filmmaker, visits her hometown.

Cast

Production

The screenplay of ''Voy a pasármelo bien'' was penned by David Serrano alongside

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. A Spanish-Mexican co-production, the film was produced by El Estudio and Sony Pictures International Productions alongside Les Parapluies Rochefort AIE and Paraíso Torres de Satélite. The film also had support from the Valladolid Film Office. Production began filming on 6 August 2021. Shooting took place in Spain, including

and

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Release

Distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment Iberia, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 12 August 2022.

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(in exclusivity for the first five years) and

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nabbed streaming rights for the post-theatrical window. It grossed €2.1 million at the Spanish box office, good for the 9th-largest Spanish release in 2022.

Reception

According to the

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website

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, ''Voy a pasármelo bien'' has a 100% approval rating based on 5 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.3/10. Raquel Hernández Luján of ''

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'' scored 80 out of 100 points ("very good") deeming the film to be "very enjoyable in every way", praising the balance between drama and comedy as well as the young cast, while finding that the budget constraints are noticeable, especially in outdoor settings. Andrea G. Bermejo of ''

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'' rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars assessing that the cast, artwork, costumes and staging make up a measured and "soulful" nostalgic journey, even if some elements from the past timeline are reiterative and some scenes from the present timeline are somewhat lacking. Federico Marín Bellón of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that Serrano (jointly with Cipriota), manages to "compose a story full of good taste and desire to have a good time".

Top ten lists

The film appeared on a number of critics' top ten lists of the best Spanish films of 2022:

Accolades

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Sequel

The sequel '' Voy a pasármelo mejor'', written by Serrano and Cipriota with newcomer Ana de Alva in direction duties, is set to be released in 2025.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Voy a pasarmelo bien (film) 2022 comedy films 2022 films Films shot in the province of Valladolid Films shot in the province of Guadalajara Films set in 1989 Films set in Castile and León 2020s musical comedy films Mexican musical comedy films Spanish musical comedy films 2020s Spanish-language films 2020s Spanish films 2020s Mexican films Films scored by Zeltia Montes 2022 musical films