As Luck Would Have It

Roberto, a former advertising executive who has been unemployed for years, wakes up with a sense of failure weighing on him. He goes to meet his former partner Javier Gándara for a potential job, hoping for a return to stability. The meeting quickly confirms that a comeback is unlikely, deepening his despair.

Gándara bluntly tells him there are no openings, ending their collaboration on a sour note. Roberto leaves feeling dejected and more uncertain about his family's future. This setback pushes him toward a spontaneous, misguided plan.

Remembering Luisa's wish to revisit the hotel where they honeymooned, Roberto drives there only to find it has become a museum and an active archeological dig. The site is crowded with activity, far from the romantic memory he seeks. The detour foreshadows a strange turn in his life.

While touring the dig during an important press event, Roberto panics and falls a great distance onto a spike. The crowd's chatter swells into a chaotic commotion as the incident unfolds. Security and onlookers scramble to respond.

Claudio informs Roberto that his skull is impaled on the spike and that moving could be fatal. He is immobilized as medical responders arrive but cannot safely relocate him without risking further harm. The accident becomes a locked-in tragedy.

Mayor Alcalde and museum director Mercedes attempt to delay the inevitable media frenzy. They weigh political consequences against public interest and the optics of a life-or-death crisis. Their maneuvers reveal the pressure from both politics and publicity.

News crews descend and rumors spread that Roberto's fall might be a suicide. An emergency technician refuses to move him, and Dr. Velasco also hesitates, fearing the worst. The crisis spirals as the situation becomes a story that eclipses the archaeological dig.

Seeing no one will take responsibility for moving him, Roberto resolves to monetize the situation. He hires an agent, Johnny, to arrange product placements and exclusive interviews. The plan reframes the accident as a business opportunity rather than a personal tragedy.

Media executive Álvaro Aguirre becomes interested but insists Roberto stay at the site for a posthumous interview. He offers several million euros for the taping, tying the fate of the story to the location rather than a hospital setting. Johnny attempts to secure the deal, seeking guarantees.

Luisa grows worried that Roberto is spending too much time chasing money at the expense of his family. She urges their children to visit him, signaling a shift toward safeguarding family ties. The tension between ambition and care deepens.

Mercedes and other officials debate removing the spike, but pause to consider the consequences. After deliberation with another physician, Velasco decides to perform surgery at the site. The plan sets the stage for a critical medical turnaround tied to Roberto's fate.

Before the surgery, Johnny approaches Luisa with the posthumous interview deal. Enraged, she fires Johnny and warns him to stay away from Roberto. The conflict highlights the moral costs of turning tragedy into entertainment.

Roberto, unaware of Johnny's dismissal, asks about progress and receives a cautious update. He then gives a heartfelt interview to Pilar Álvarez, a local reporter chosen by Luisa. Álvarez hands the tape to Luisa, sensing its immense value to the right buyer.

Roberto is lifted from the spike and becomes delirious, bleeding as he speaks of strange smells. Claudio consoles Luisa while they await Velasco's assessment. Some time later Velasco returns to tell them Roberto has died during surgery.

The crowd swells as Aguirre arrives at the museum to offer a fortune for the tape. Luisa quietly and firmly refuses the deal, choosing to honor Roberto's memory rather than monetize his tragedy. The moment underscores the personal cost of sensationalism.