The Good Luck
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{{Infobox film
| image = The Good Luck poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La buena suerte|nolink=yes}}
| director = Gracia Querejeta
| screenplay = {{ubl|María Ruiz|Gracia Querejeta}}
| based_on = {{Based on|La buena suerte|Rosa Montero}}
| producer = {{ubl|Gerardo Herrero|Mariela Besuievsky}}
| cinematography = Juan Carlos Gómez
| editing = Leire Alonso
| music = Vanessa Garde
| starring = {{ubl|Megan Montaner|Hugo Silva|Miguel Rellán|Eva Ugarte|Ismael Martínez|Álvaro Rico}}
| distributor = Karma Films
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| studio = {{ubl|Tornasol Media|Arlas AIE|Trianera AIE}}
| released = {{Film date|2025|03|16|Málaga|2025|06|06|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
The Good Luck{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/latido-gracia-querejeta-the-good-luck-malaga-1236331214/|website=Variety|date=10 March 2025|first=Jamie|last=Lang|title=Latido Picks Up Gracia Querejeta's Malaga Competition Title 'The Good Luck' (Exclusive)}} ({{langx|es|La buena suerte|links=no}}) is a 2025 Spanish drama film directed by Gracia Querejeta from a screenplay by Querejeta and María Ruiz based on the novel by Rosa Montero. It stars Hugo Silva and Megan Montaner.
Plot
Fleeing from something, architect Pablo gets off the train on the village (and former bituminous coal mining site) of Pozonegro, coming across colourful characters such as Raluca, who also keeps a secret.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Hugo Silva as Pablo
- Megan Montaner as Raluca
- Miguel Rellán as Felipe{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-6-de-junio-la-buena-suerte|website=Aisge|title=Los estrenos del 6 de junio. 'La buena suerte'. Curando heridas|date=2 June 2025|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués}}
- {{ill|Eva Ugarte|es}} as Regina
- {{ill|Ismael Martínez (actor)|es|Ismael Martínez|lt=Ismael Martínez}} as Urraca
- Paqui Horcajo
- Álvaro Rico
- {{ill|Chani Martín|es}} as Collado
- {{ill|Josean Bengoetxea|es}} as Andueza
- Daniel Vitallé as Marcos
- Bianca Kovacs
}}
Production
Based on the novel La buena suerte by Rosa Montero, the screenplay was written by Gracia Querejeta in tandem with María Ruiz.{{Cite web|website=La Opinión de Málaga|url=https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/festival-cine-malaga/2025/01/30/gemma-blasco-belen-funes-eva-113847987.html|title=Gemma Blasco, Belén Funes, Eva Libertad, Gracia Querejeta y Celia Rico, competirán en el Festival de Málaga|date=30 January 2025|publisher=Prensa Ibérica}} The film is a Tornasol Media, Arlas PC AIE and Trianera PC AIE production, with the participation of RTVE and Movistar Plus+, subsidised by the Government of Navarre and with backing from ICAA and ICO.{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/la-furia-los-tortuga-sorda-la-buena-suerte-y-la-buena-letra-entre-las-peliculas-espanolas-que-competiran-en-el-28o-festival-de-malaga/|website=Audiovisual451|title='La furia', 'Los Tortuga', 'Sorda', 'La buena suerte' y 'La buena letra', entre las películas españolas que competirán en el 28º Festival de Málaga|date=30 January 2025|first=Marco|last=Sánchez Sequera}}
Filming locations in Navarre included Abárzuza, Oteiza, Muruzábal, Obanos, Pamplona.{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/cultura-ocio/cultura/2025/01/30/buena-suerte-pelicula-rodada-gracia-querejeta-navarra-compite-biznaga-oro-el-festival-malaga-636341-1034.html|website=Diario de Navarra|date=30 January 2025|title='La buena suerte', película rodada por Gracia Querejeta en Navarra, compite por la Biznaga de Oro en el Festival de Málaga|first=Ion|last=Stegmeier}} Additional footage was shot in La Rioja and Madrid.
Release
The film was presented at the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 16 March 2025, vying for the Golden Biznaga. Distributed by Karma Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-buena-suerte-adapta-novela-rosa-montero-huidas-encuentros-festival-malaga-20250316115136.html|website=Europa Press|title='La buena suerte' adapta una novela de Rosa Montero sobre huidas y encuentros e el Festival de Málaga|date=16 March 2025}} it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/ocio-y-cultura/2025/01/31/nueva-pelicula-megan-montaner-hugo-silva-fecha-estreno-1796084.html|website=Heraldo de Aragón|title=La nueva película de Megan Montaner y Hugo Silva ya tiene fecha de estreno|date=31 January 2025|first=J.F.|last=Losilla}} Latido Films acquired international sales rights.
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País considered that, while not being a perfect film by any means, The Good Luck triumphs in "the depth of the characters, their carnality and warmth".{{Cite web|author-link=Javier Ocaña|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|title=‘La buena suerte’: el valor de unos personajes hondos a los que querer|website=El País|date=6 June 2025|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2025-06-06/la-buena-suerte-el-valor-de-unos-personajes-hondos-a-los-que-querer.html}}
See also
References
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Category:Films shot in Navarre
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish-language drama films
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