Vive como sea

A young bon vivant finds himself in a tricky situation when his wealthy uncle arrives convinced the nephew lives a settled, respectable life with a spouse and children. To keep the deception going and to secure his uncle's favor, the young man recruits a circle of friends to play each household role. They rehearse domestic routines, stage dinners and improvise conversations to sell the illusion, which leads to a string of comic mishaps and escalating misunderstandings. The plot follows their increasingly elaborate performances and the strain of pretending, while keeping the film's eventual resolution intact for viewers to discover.

René Cardona directed this 1952 Mexican comedy, starring Abel Salazar, Emilia Guiú and Óscar Pulido, with Leopoldo Ortín and Polo Ortín in supporting parts. It was produced and released in Mexico during Cardona's prolific period and reflects the studio era conventions of the time.

Reliable box office figures for Vive como sea aren't readily available, and it wasn't highlighted as a major commercial breakthrough. The picture appears to have circulated mainly within domestic markets and later became part of catalogues chronicling mid century Mexican cinema rather than a headline grosser.

While it hasn't achieved wide international fame, Vive como sea captures the comic timing and social manners typical of early 1950s Mexican films. Collectors and scholars of the period sometimes reference it when discussing popular comedy formulas and the careers of its cast, and it continues to interest viewers who seek out classic regional comedies.

Contemporary and later reactions have been modest, reflected in a small number of viewer ratings averaging about 5.0 out of 10. The film leans on mistaken identity and social pretence for humor, using performance and role playing to comment on appearances, respectability and the pressures around class and family image in urban life.