The Worst Years of Our Lives

The Worst Years of Our Lives (Spanish: Los peores años de nuestra vida)^[1] is a 1994 Spanish comedy film directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro and written by David Trueba which stars Gabino Diego, Ariadna Gil, and Jorge Sanz. The film was nominated for four Goya Awards, winning one (for best sound).

The Worst Years of Our Lives
Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Los peores años de nuestra vida
Directed by	Emilio Martínez Lázaro
Written by	David Trueba
Starring	Gabino Diego Ariadna Gil Jorge Sanz Agustín González Maite Blasco Jesús Bonilla Carmen Elias Ayanta Barilli
Edited by	Iván Aledo
Music by	Michel Camilo
Production companies	Fernando Trueba PC Kaplan Iberoamericana Films
Distributed by	United International Pictures
Release date	9 September 1994 (1994-09-09)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

The film is an attempt to update 1980s comedia madrileña trend (for urban comedies in Spain during the Transition) to a new social context.^[2] Shooting locations in Madrid included Malasaña (calle del Molino de Viento).^[3]

Cast

• Gabino Diego as Alberto^[4]
• Ariadna Gil as María^[4]
• Jorge Sanz as Roberto^[4]
• Agustín González as padre^[4]
• Maite Blasco [es] as madre^[4]
• Jesús Bonilla as Santos^[4]
• Carmen Elias as Carola^[5]
• Ayanta Barilli [es] as Rosy^[5]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
1995	9th Goya Awards	Best Original Screenplay	David Trueba	Nominated	[6]
		Best Actor	Gabino Diego	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Agustín González	Nominated
		Best Sound	Carlos Garrido, Gilles Ortion, José Antonio Bermúdez, Polo Aledo	Won

See also

• List of Spanish films of 1994