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"Through the character of a transvestite who has fathered a daughter with a local prostitute, this penetrating melodrama examines the sexual ambiguity, repression, and prejudice of a small Mexican town" -- Container of DVD version.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ripstein, Arturo (Screenwriter), Donoso, José, 1924-1996 (Screenwriter), Cobo, Roberto, 1930-2002 (Actor), Villa, Lucha (Actor), Martín, Ana, 1947- (Actor), Vega, Gonzalo (Actor), Pastor, Julián (Actor), Salinas, Carmen (Actor), Soler, Fernando (Actor)
Format: Video
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish.
Published: [Mexico] : Conacite Dos, [1978]
Subjects:
Brothels > Mexico > Drama.
Cross-dressers > Mexico > Drama.
Procuresses > Mexico > Drama.
Gay men > Drama.
Fathers and daughters > Drama.
Machismo > Mexico > Drama.
Brothels.
Cross-dressers.
Gay men.
Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Motion pictures, Mexican.
Foreign films.
Films de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street)
Description
Summary:"Through the character of a transvestite who has fathered a daughter with a local prostitute, this penetrating melodrama examines the sexual ambiguity, repression, and prejudice of a small Mexican town" -- Container of DVD version.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in Mexico in 1978; released in the United States in 1987.
Based on the novel by Jose Donoso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (112 min., 38 sec.) : sound, color
Awards:Ariel Awards, 1978 (Winner, Mexico Golden Ariel (Arturo Ripstein), Silver Ariel, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor)
Mexican Cinema Journalists, 1979 (Winner, Silver Goddess, Best Film)
Premios ACE, Cinema, 1979 (Best Supporting Actress, Best Director)
San Sebastián International Film Festival. 1978 (Winner, Special Prize of the Jury).
Production Credits:Director, Arturo Ripstein ; screenplay, José Donoso, Arturo Ripstein ; producer, Francisco del Villar ; Music, Joaquin Gutiérrez Heras, José Padilla ; cinematography, Miguel Garzon.; editor, Francisco Chiu.