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The Place Without Limits is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Arturo Ripstein released in USA on 28 october 1987 with Lucha Villa

The Place Without Limits (1978)

The Place Without Limits
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Released in USA 28 october 1987
Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginMexique
Genres Drama
Rating74% 3.7396453.7396453.7396453.7396453.739645

The Place Without Limits (Spanish: El lugar sin límites, also released as Hell Without Limits) is a 1978 Mexican drama film directed by Arturo Ripstein, produced in Mexico and based on the 1966 novel of the same name written by Chilean José Donoso. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Synopsis

La Manuela, un travesti homosexuel, et sa fille Japonesita, tiennent un bordel dans le petit village d'El Olivo, que le chef, Don Alejo, veut vendre. Pancho, l'ancien protégé du chef du village, revient à El Olivo. Ivre, Pancho révèle sa part d'homosexualité avec La Manuela.

Actors

Lucha Villa

(La Japonesa)Ana Martín

(La Japonesita)Gonzalo Vega

(Pancho)Julián Pastor

(Octavio)Fernando Soler

(Don Alejo)
And :
Carmen Salinas
Emma Roldán
Agustín Silva
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