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Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (Sex, Shame, and Tears) is a Mexican romantic comedy drama film, the second of the so-called New Era of the Cinema of Mexico (after Like Water for Chocolate) and the directorial debut of Antonio Serrano. The film won five Ariel Awards.
| Sex, Shame, and Tears | |
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 Promotional poster for Sexo, pudor y lágrimas | |
| Directed by | Antonio Serrano |
| Written by | Antonio Serrano |
| Produced by | Matthias Ehrenberg Christian Valdelièvre Titán Producciones Argos Cine Tabasco Films IMCINE |
| Starring | Demián Bichir Susana Zabaleta Jorge Salinas Cecilia Suárez Víctor Huggo Martin Mónica Dionne |
| Music by | Aleks Syntek |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The film is based on Serrano's stage play of the same name, which ran for two years. The film broke box-office records in Mexico, grossing MX$118 million (roughly US$11 million). It played for six months, and was seen by more than eight million people in Mexico alone.[2]
Plot
editTomás returns to Mexico after a seven-year trip around the world, to visit his friends Carlos and Ana, a couple going through relationship problems. Ana is seduced by Tomás, who is also her ex-boyfriend, which causes Carlos to kick Tomás out of their home. Although instead of Tomás leaving, Ana leaves and moves across the street to the apartment of their friends Miguel and Andrea, another couple going through problems. The situation becomes a battle of the sexes when Miguel is kicked-out for cheating on Andrea and sent to live with the "guys" across the street and María, their friend, joins the "girls" in a boycott against all men. Tomas then has a fling with Andrea and gets caught in the act. After seeing the emptiness of his life, punctuated with him making a scene at a local nightclub, Tomas declares his love for Ana before apparently committing suicide by walking into an elevator shaft.
Alternate endings
editIn the Region 4 DVD version, several alternate final scenes are explored, including Tomas surviving the fall and emerging in a full body cast.
Cast
edit- Demián Bichir as Tomás
- Susana Zabaleta as Ana
- Jorge Salinas as Miguel
- Cecilia Suárez as Andrea
- Víctor Huggo Martin as Carlos
- Mónica Dionne as María
Sequel
editThe sequel, Sexo, pudor y lágrimas 2 was released on February 4, 2022 on HBO Max. All the cast from the first film reprise their roles except for Demián Bichir, who appears in photographs and flashbacks.[3][4]
Awards
edit- 42nd Ariel Awards from the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences:
- Best actress: Susana Zabaleta
- Art direction: Brigitte Broch
- Best original score
- Best original script
- Best setting
- XIV Guadalajara Film Festival
- Audience Award
References
edit- ^ Kay, Jeremy (16 June 2010). "FIP acquires Latin American rights to La Otra Familia". Screen International. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Sexo, pudor y lgrimas" (in Spanish). cineismo.com.
- ^ "Sex, Shame and Tears 2 on IMDB". IMDb.
- ^ "Sex, Shame and Tears 2 on HBO Max". HBO Max.
External links
edit- Sexo, pudor y lágrimas at IMDb
- Sexo, pudor y lágrimas at Rotten Tomatoes
- Review on the New York Times site
- 20 questions to Susana Zabaleta
- (in Spanish) DVD review
- (in Spanish) Profile on Zinema.com
- (in Spanish) Sexo, pudor y lágrimas on the Mexican cinema site of ITESM
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