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Cuando tejen las arañas

  • 19791979
  • 1h 40m
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Cuando tejen las arañas (1979)
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Laura is a pretty, sexually repressed rich girl whom has spent most of her life in a Swiss Boarding School. When she returns to Mexico City, she is restless and bored. She's upset to find th... Read allLaura is a pretty, sexually repressed rich girl whom has spent most of her life in a Swiss Boarding School. When she returns to Mexico City, she is restless and bored. She's upset to find that her mother is openly having an affair with a younger man, and that her father is secret... Read allLaura is a pretty, sexually repressed rich girl whom has spent most of her life in a Swiss Boarding School. When she returns to Mexico City, she is restless and bored. She's upset to find that her mother is openly having an affair with a younger man, and that her father is secretly following suit. When he's being blackmailed, her father commits suicide. Shocked, she m... Read all
IMDb RATING
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55
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POPULARITY
201,970
5,915
  • Director
    • Roberto Gavaldón
  • Writers
    • Fernando Galiana(screen story)
    • Vicente Leñero(screenplay)
    • Francisco del Villar(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Alma Muriel
    • Jaime Moreno
    • Raquel Olmedo
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  • Director
    • Roberto Gavaldón
  • Writers
    • Fernando Galiana(screen story)
    • Vicente Leñero(screenplay)
    • Francisco del Villar(screen story)
  • Stars
    • Alma Muriel
    • Jaime Moreno
    • Raquel Olmedo
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    • 3User reviews
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    Alma Muriel
    Alma Muriel
    • Laura
    Jaime Moreno
    Jaime Moreno
    • Alex
    Raquel Olmedo
    Raquel Olmedo
    • Julia
    Carlos Piñar
    Carlos Piñar
    • Sergio
    Angélica Chain
    • Claudia
    Alfredo Leal
    • Daniel
    Adriana Page
    • Lorena, la modelo
    Gustavo Rojo
    Gustavo Rojo
    • Padre de Laura
    Argentina Morales
    • Manuela, ama de llaves
    Armando Sáenz
    • Licenciado
    Ricardo Fuentes
    • Psychiatrist
    Marcelo Villamil
    • Doctor abortista
    Antonio Escobar
    • Hombre en fiesta
    • (uncredited)
    Moris Grey
    • Travesti
    • (uncredited)
    José Legarreta
      • Director
        • Roberto Gavaldón
      • Writers
        • Fernando Galiana(screen story)
        • Vicente Leñero(screenplay)
        • Francisco del Villar(screen story) (screenplay)
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      moral change under an authoritarian regime
      Cuando tejen las arañas (When the spiders weave) is one of several under-rated and under-appreciated Mexican films from the 1970's. Beyond the many nude scenes by the beautiful Alma Muriel, this film (as several others of the same period) tries to provide an account of how the Mexican society was changing moral codes under the authoritarian regime than finally collapsed in the late 90s. One revealing paradox, however, is that much of those films, which were highly critical of the Mexican status quo, were funded with public monies, following what was during the 70's and 80's a rather feeble attempt from the Mexican government to legitimize itself following the pattern of some European countries when dealing with cultural issues. "Cuando tejen...", is the story of a young model "trapped" or "freed" from her own sexual repression when she enters the modeling scene in Mexico City, and the many negative trade-offs happening during such process. The movie, despite its minor short-comings, provides an interesting description of the Mexican society at the time, its contradictions and paradoxes. Alma Muriel's character represents on many levels not only young Mexican women, but Mexican society at large, its awakening to a liberal approach to sexuality, the double standards that most usually appear in such processes, and ultimately the kinds of tensions that such changes produce.
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      • Release date
        • March 22, 1979 (Mexico)
      • Country of origin
        • Mexico
      • Language
        • Spanish
      • Filming locations
        • Estudios América, Ciudad de México, México
      • Production company
        • Conacite Dos
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        1 hour 40 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.37 : 1

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