how do you say "on a lighter note"

Question

I've just been talking about death and now I want to talk about how good looking an actor is, its a bit of a contrast and in English I would use the phrase 'on a lighter note' but this is metaphorical and surely cannot be literally translated, is their anything similar in Spanish?

Answer 1

You can say:

• Cambiando de tema
• Pasando a otro tema más agradable
• Pasando a un tema más ameno

Answer 2

You might try

Hablando un poco menos en serio...

Hablando de algo menos grave...

Pasando a un tema más frívolo/leve/ligero...

Answer 3

If you want to change subject suddenly you can use,

"Cambiando de tema, habéis visto que bien sale en la película..."

"Changing subject, you saw how good he looks in the movie..." or

"Hablando de otra cosa, os habeis dado cuenta que guapo es..."

"Talking about something else, did you notice how good he look..."

Hope is this what you need