---
title: 'As Luck Would Have It (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Álex de la Iglesia'
released: '2011-12-09'
runtime_minutes: 94
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-luck-would-have-it-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1808240/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# As Luck Would Have It (2011)

2011 · 94 min · Drama · France, United States, Spain

Original title: La chispa de la vida

## Synopsis

As Luck Would Have It is a 2011 Spanish drama film directed by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars José Sánchez Mota and Salma Hayek. Mota plays an unemployed advertising executive who has a potentially life-threatening accident. Deciding to make the most of his predicament, he hires an agent and encourages a media frenzy as he struggles to survive.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Álex de la Iglesia](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-de-la-iglesia)
- **Screenplay:** [Randy Feldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/randy-feldman)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joan Valent](https://cinepixo.com/people/joan-valent)
- **Producer:** [Andrés Vicente Gómez](https://cinepixo.com/people/andres-vicente-gomez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Kiko de la Rica](https://cinepixo.com/people/kiko-de-la-rica)

## Cast

- [Salvador Serrano](https://cinepixo.com/people/salvador-serrano)
- [Blanca Portillo](https://cinepixo.com/people/blanca-portillo)
- [Carolina Bang](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolina-bang)
- [Antonio de la Torre](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-de-la-torre)
- [Fernando Tejero](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-tejero)
- [José Manuel Cervino](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-manuel-cervino)
- [Joaquín Climent](https://cinepixo.com/people/joaquin-climent)
- [Santiago Segura](https://cinepixo.com/people/santiago-segura)
- [Juanjo Puigcorbé](https://cinepixo.com/people/juanjo-puigcorbe)
- [Antonio Garrido](https://cinepixo.com/people/antonio-garrido)
- [José Mota](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-mota)
- [Juan Luis Galiardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-luis-galiardo)
- [Salma Hayek](https://cinepixo.com/people/salma-hayek)
- [Nacho Vigalondo](https://cinepixo.com/people/nacho-vigalondo)
- [Eduardo Casanova](https://cinepixo.com/people/eduardo-casanova)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/as-luck-would-have-it-2011
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