Only in the movies: 20 fascinating facts about groundbreaking 1985 film ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman’

Image Credit: ‘Kiss Of The Spider Woman,’ Strand Releasing

Earlier this year, the Bill Condon-directed musical film Kiss Of The Spider Woman premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to standing ovations and acclaim for its stars, which include Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and standout newcomer Tonatiuh. However, this is hardly the first iteration of the story.

Based on the 1993 Broadway musical of the same name, which is itself based on the 1976 novel by Argentinian author Manuel Puig, Kiss Of The Spider Woman follows the relationship between two prisoners sharing a cell: Molina, a queer man imprisoned for indecency, and Valentin, a political prisoner suspected of wanting to overthrow the government. The two bond over the tales that Molina spins of a series of

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