Cualquier Cosa Ending Explained: What Happened and Why?

What Happens at the End of Cualquier Cosa?

An actor from the provinces, a soap-opera star, reaches the big city with dreams of success. Partly through sincerity and partly prompted by an uneasy conscience, he wants to revolutionize the traditional photo-novel by linking it to social and political reality, to "bring social conscience to the masses" by utilizing this traditionally manipulative and alienating mass medium. The film narrates, in a tragicomic tone, the itinerary followed by Gualberto Rodriguez in his efforts to produce his 'revolutionary' photo-novel: the story of a peasant that migrates to the city, becomes a blue-collar worker, tries to establish a union, and ends up falling in love with the factory owner's daughter. The 'revolutionary' ends up being used, manipulated, and his project fails completely.

Douglas Sánchez's narrative builds toward a resolution centered on Jaime Garza (Gualberto Rodríguez)'s journey. Partly through sincerity and partly prompted by an uneasy conscience, he wants to revolutionize the traditional photo-novel by linking it to social and political reality, to "bring social conscience to the masses" by utilizing this traditionally manipulative and alienating mass medium.

How Does Jaime Garza (Gualberto Rodríguez)'s Story End?

• Jaime Garza: Jaime Garza's storyline wraps up in the final act, though some viewers have found the resolution more ambiguous than expected.
• Cecilia Toussaint (Cecilia): Cecilia Toussaint's role in the climax proves pivotal to how the central conflict resolves.
• Dora Guerra (Mónica): Dora Guerra's character undergoes a significant shift in the final act.

What Does the Ending of Cualquier Cosa Mean?

The ending of Cualquier Cosa brings the narrative to a close, though viewer reception has been mixed. The resolution of Jaime Garza's story may not satisfy all audiences.