It is the day of Sylvia's 16th birthday and her life as an adult is about to begin - not with the party she had been planning, but with a car-crash. At the wheel is a talented young footballer, just arrived from Buenos Aires, and set for stardom on and off the pitch.As their destinies collide, elsewhere in the city Sylvie's father and grandfather are finding their own lives suddenly derailed by a violent murder and a secret affair. Set against the maze of Madrid's congested and contested streets, Learning to Lose follows four individuals as they swerve off course in unexpected directions
David Trueba (Madrid, 1969) ha trabajado para prensa, radio y televisión, donde codirigió El peor programa de la semana. Sus créditos como guionista de cine incluyen, entre otras, las películas Amo tu cama rica, Los peores años de nuestra vida, Two Much o La niña de tus ojos. Ha dirigido "La buena letra"y "Obra maestra". En Anagrama ha publicado sus dos novelas, "Abierto toda la noche" y "Cuatro amigos", muy celebradas por los lectores y la crítica.