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 ...$在HFA经常有惊喜。导演亲临,影后回答各种问题。真是个睿智的老人。$红色卡车$墨西哥人民的生活异彩纷呈,感觉他们喜欢纯色的车$影片改编自拉美文学大爆炸后期代表作家多诺索的著名同名小说。片中对墨西哥的社会阶级、性权力等议题进行了讨论,几段重场戏拍得充满戏剧性的狂喜和生命的张力。他在死神的注视下跳出平生最后一段也是最华丽的一段舞蹈,虽然“他们不理解我的艺术”。可以和曹禺的《原野》放在一起看。$非常大胆