It's time to step back into the spotlight
Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.
- 6.1
- 2025
- Released
- 2h 8m
Diego Luna
Valentín Arregui / Armando
Tonatiuh
Luis Molina / Kendall Nesbitt
Jennifer Lopez
Ingrid Luna / Aurora / The Spider Woman
Bruno Bichir
Warden Ledesma
Josefina Scaglione
Marta
Aline Mayagoitia
Paolina Paz
Driton 'Tony' Dovolani
Johnny Desiderio
Lucila Gandolfo
Señora Molina
Federico Repetto
CastellanosLucas Barreiro
MarcosAugusto Gordillo
GabrielFabio Aste
Uncle Alfonso
Federico Salles
'Querido' Inmate #1Alejandro Ernesto Balbis Ortiz
'Querido' Inmate #2Sebastián Slepovich
Vagrant / Contact
Noemí Frenkel
Aunt Chicha
David Turner
Kendall Nesbitt
Eduardo Ramos
Armando
Michael Winther
Aurora's StaffLinda Mugleston
Aurora's StaffDaniel Velasquez
Aurora's Staff
PJ Adzima
Aurora's Staff
Thomas Canestraro
Desiderio's HenchmanGayle Artino
Villager (uncredited)Alicia Benavides
Villager (uncredited)Matthew Boyce
Villager (uncredited)
Kevin Michael Brennan
Villager (uncredited)Debra Cardona
Villager (uncredited)Valentina Castellano
Villager (uncredited)
Kristine Covillo
Dancer (uncredited)Noah Davidson
Villager (uncredited)Oscar Eli
Villager (uncredited)
Lynn Favin
Villager (uncredited)
Will Fitz
Villager (uncredited)
Christian Galvis
Dancer (uncredited)Ethan Guzman
Villager (uncredited)Gus Hermoza
Villager (uncredited)Jovanni Jimenez-Pedraza
Villager (uncredited)Carol Labi
Villager (uncredited)
Sandra Leclercq
Villager (uncredited)Lauren Leger
Villager (uncredited)Alexandra Lopez Galan
Cigarette Girl (uncredited)Maile Makaafi
Dancer (uncredited)Tiago Maroto
Villager (uncredited)Lea Mcgowan
Villager (uncredited)Cheryl Morris
Villager (uncredited)Natasja Naarendorp
Villager (uncredited)Harold O'Neal
Villager (uncredited)
Kareemeh Odeh
Villager (uncredited)Fermin Padilla III
Villager (uncredited)Alec Preston
Villager (uncredited)Tara Quinn
Villager (uncredited)Octavian Reccy
Villager (uncredited)Angel Reda
Dancer (uncredited)Carlos Richard
Villager (uncredited)Hazella Rollins-Lavar
Villager (uncredited)Elsa Roque
Villager (uncredited)
Judy Rotardier
Villager (uncredited)
Jennifer Sanchez
Villager (uncredited)Isaac Schinazi
Villager (uncredited)Vin Scialla
Mambo Bandmember (uncredited)Smokey Sims
Villager (uncredited)Sophie Smith-Brody
Villager (uncredited)Brent Toliver
Villager (uncredited)Loretta Toscano
Villager (uncredited)
Vincent Veloso
Villager (uncredited)
Odain Watson
Villager (uncredited)Audrey Simone Winters
Villager (uncredited)
Released
en
$34,000,000.00
$1,681,351.00
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Reviews
It’s taken me hours to write my review for this but I still don’t think I can put all my thoughts and feelings into words properly, but this was genuinely nothing short of a masterpiece. The contrast going from the dark, cruel prison to the lively, bright technicolor world of _Kiss of the Spider Woman_ is so striking, both visually and metaphorically, it really does feel like 2 completely separate
Life in an Argentine prison during the country’s infamous Dirty War might seem like an odd backdrop for a movie musical. But, given the engaging source material on which this film is based – the 1992 Tony Award-winning hit Broadway musical featuring the compositions of John Kander and Fred Ebb (best known for their work on Cabaret) and the acclaimed 1976 novel by author Manuel Puig – this exuberan