When Things Happen

4.2 (5 votes)• 2007•Released

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Sebastian, a renowned orchestra conductor, loses his son in a motorcycle accident for which his wife blames him, leading to the family's disintegration. With the intention to recover his daughter's affection, he takes her to Guanajuato, where he has a presentation. However, the unexpected encounter with a mortally wounded old man, who asks him for help to fulfill his last wish, will involve them in that mysterious murder, starting at that point a battle against their conscience and their own survival... a dangerous race against the clock. A touching story of drama and action, which shows us how a common family can be, when they less expect it, the main players in a surprising and dangerous adventure, for in life anything can change... when things happen.

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Production Details

Languages: Spanish

Director: Antonio Peláez

Starring Cast: Alejandro Tommasi, Marcela Guirado, Mar Carrera, Jacqueline Bracamontes, Juan Ferrara, Alejandra Prado

Cast

Alejandro Tommasi

Sebastián Serratos

Marcela Guirado

María Serratos

Mar Carrera

Sofía Serratos

Jacqueline Bracamontes

Hermana Lucía

Juan Ferrara

Alejandra Prado

José Sefami

Jorge Angel Toriello

Hector Arredondo

Marco Bacuzzi

Paulina Gaitán

Liliam Guirado

Hugo Jaime Gamba

Magda Brueggemann

Claudia Bollat

Anilú Pardo

Carmen Vera

Julian Sedgwick

Norma Angélica

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