Released Date:
1978-04-28
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Mexico
Runtime:
110 min
IMDB Ratings:
7.7 (530 Reviews)
Director:
Arturo RipsteinGenres:
DramaJosè Donoso (novel)
Josè Donoso (screenplay)
Josè Emilio Pacheco
Arturo Ripstein
Family honor, greed, machismo, homophobia, and the dreams of whores collide in a Mexican town. Rich, elderly Don Alejo is poised to sell the town for a profit, needing only to buy a whorehouse to own all the buildings and close the deal. It's owned by a man and his daughter: Manuelita is gay, aging, afraid; he cross-dresses and entertains as a flamenco dancer; he wants to sell and leave. His daughter wants to stay. The return of Pancho complicates things: he's a hothead Alejo tries to control and he scared Manuelita the year before. Things come to a head as Pancho breaks Alejo's hold on him, then flirts and dances with Manuelita and finds himself at risk of being called a "maricèn."
Released Date:
2013-03-28
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Mexico
Runtime:
108 min
Rated:
PG-13
IMDB Ratings:
7.4 (5782 Reviews)
Director:
Gary AlazrakiGenres:
ComedyGary Alazraki
Adrian Zurita
Patricio Saiz
Adolfo Torrado (play)
Gary Alazraki (story)
Mark Alazraki (story)
Vivian Sadovitch (story)
Three spoiled children who are cut off from their family fortune and forced to do the unthinkable - get a job.
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