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Writer
1903 - 1972
Max Aub
Paris, France
La virgen de la lujuria
Arturo Ripstein
2002
2h 31m
3.0
In 1940s Vera Cruz, Nacho, a Native waiter, loves Lola, an addict who pines for wrestler Gardenia Wilson. Political exiles fuel her Franco assassination plans while Nacho blends reality with The Mikado's plot.
Distinto amanecer
Julio Bracho
1943
1h 48m
The disaffected wife of a failed civil servant, is thrilled to re-encounter Octavio, a former lover who is now a union activist on the run from a corrupt politician. Hoping to help him, she descends into the Mexican underworld, where she finds a purpose-and a thrill-missing from her married life.
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