As Luck Would Have It (2021) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Roberto visits the hotel after being rejected by his former business partner Javier Gándara. Feeling like he has failed his family, he recalls his wife Luisa's desire to revisit the place where they spent their honeymoon. The trip is an attempt to reconnect with a happier time and escape his mounting feelings of inadequacy and unemployment.

• roberto
• luisa
• honeymoon hotel
• unemployment
• depression

Roberto panics when he sees a security guard named Claudio approaching him during a high-profile press event at the archeological dig. The fear of being confronted or questioned, combined with his emotional state and perhaps the disorienting environment, causes him to flee and fall from a great height, landing on a spike.

Foreshadowing: The summary notes that Roberto's mood at the edge of his life feels brittle before the interview, hinting at his fragile mental state.

• roberto
• fall
• panic
• security guard
• claudio
• archeological site

The emergency medical technician refuses to move Roberto because his skull is impaled on a spike. Any movement could cause fatal damage to his brain or sever critical blood vessels. Dr. Velasco similarly refuses to act without a clear medical plan, as moving him improperly would likely kill him instantly. The officials also hesitate to act quickly due to concerns about damaging their careers if the situation goes wrong.

• emt
• dr. Velasco
• spike
• medical
• move
• injury

Roberto decides to monetize his tragedy because he feels he has already failed his family by being unemployed and unable to provide for them. With his life potentially ending and facing the threat of financial ruin, he sees an opportunity to secure his family's financial future through media attention, product placements, and exclusive interviews, essentially turning his catastrophe into money.

• roberto
• money
• media
• monetization
• family
• financial future

Luisa fires Johnny after he presses too hard or makes inappropriate moves to exploit Roberto's situation. She becomes increasingly wary of how Johnny is manipulating her husband and the family for profit. She warns him not to approach Roberto again, wanting to take control of the narrative herself and protect Roberto from further exploitation.

• luisa
• johnny
• agent
• fired
• exploitation

Roberto agrees to the interview because he remains unaware that Johnny has been fired and that Luisa is now controlling the situation. He still believes in the plan to secure his family's financial future through media deals. The interview with local television reporter Pilar Álvarez is heartfelt, as Roberto speaks candidly about his life and feelings, not realizing how the tape will be used.

• roberto
• pilar alvarez
• interview
• media
• tape

Álvaro Aguirre, a media magnate, offers to pay millions for Roberto's interview tape, but he specifically wants a posthumous interview. This means he wants Roberto to record the interview while still alive, but release it after Roberto dies. This would maximize the emotional impact and commercial value of the footage, treating Roberto's death as a key selling point.

• alvaro aguirre
• posthumous interview
• media
• millions
• tape

Roberto dies during surgery because the injury is too severe. While being lifted from the spike, he becomes delirious and bleeds heavily as the wound takes its brutal toll. Dr. Velasco later returns with a grim prognosis, confirming that Roberto has suffered fatal brain damage during the operation.

• roberto
• death
• surgery
• spike
• brain damage
• bleeding

Luisa refuses Álvaro Aguirre's lucrative offer to buy the taped interview because she chooses Roberto's memory and dignity over financial gain. After witnessing the media spectacle and exploitation of her husband's tragedy, she decides not to allow Roberto's final moments to be commodified and sold for profit.

• luisa
• aguirre
• money
• refuse
• dignity
• memory