Sexo, pudor y lágrimas

Sex, Shame, and Tears
Sex, Shame, and Tears
	Promotional poster for Sexo, pudor y lágrimas
Directed by	Antonio Serrano
Written by	Antonio Serrano
Produced by	Matthias Ehrenberg; Christian Valdelièvre; Titán Producciones; Argos Cine; Tabasco Films; IMCINE
Starring	Demián Bichir; Susana Zabaleta; Jorge Salinas; Cecilia Suárez; Víctor Huggo Martin; Mónica Dionne
Music by	Aleks Syntek
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release dates	June 18, 1999 (Mexico); October 1, 1999 (US);
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Mexico
Language	Spanish

Sexo, pudor y lágrimas (Sex, Shame, and Tears) is a Mexican film, the second of the so-called New Era of the Cinema of Mexico (after Like Water for Chocolate) and the directorial debut of Antonio Serrano. The film won five Ariel Awards.

The film is based on Serrano's stage play of the same name, which ran for two years. The film broke box-office records in Mexico, grossing MX$118 million (roughly US$11 million). It played for six months, and was seen by more than eight million people in Mexico alone.^[2]

Plot

Tomás returns to Mexico after a seven-year trip around the world, to visit his friends Carlos and Ana, a couple going through relationship problems. Ana is seduced by Tomás, who is also her ex-boyfriend, which causes Carlos to kick Tomás out of their home. Although instead of Tomás leaving, Ana leaves and moves across the street to the apartment of their friends Miguel and Andrea, another couple going through problems. The situation becomes a battle of the sexes when Miguel is kicked-out for cheating on Andrea and sent to live with the "guys" across the street and María, their friend, joins the "girls" in a boycott against all men. Tomas then has a fling with Andrea and gets caught in the act. After seeing the emptiness of his life, punctuated with him making a scene at a local nightclub, Tomas declares his love for Ana before apparently committing suicide by walking into an elevator shaft.

Alternate endings

In the Region 4 DVD version, several alternate final scenes are explored, including Tomas surviving the fall and emerging in a full body cast.

Cast

Demián Bichir as Tomás
Susana Zabaleta as Ana
Jorge Salinas as Miguel
Cecilia Suárez as Andrea
Víctor Huggo Martin as Carlos
Mónica Dionne as María

Sequel

The sequel, Sexo, pudor y lágrimas 2 was released on February 4, 2022 on HBO Max. All the cast from the first film reprise their roles except for Demián Bichir, who appears in photographs and flashbacks.^[3]^[4]