A young girl recounts her girlhood and eventual marriage to a general of the Mexican revolution. by one of the most outstanding writers of the new feminist Mexican literature, it is at once a haunting novel of one woman's life and a powerful account of post-revolutionary Mexico from a female perspective.
The final part of the film adaption of the erotic romance novel Gabriel's Inferno written by an anonymous Canadian author under the pen name Sylvain Reynard.
Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.
Eight short stories of seduction and illicit encounters between lovers, filled with humor and eroticism, which use a circular structure located in the cosmopolitan atmosphere of a colonial city of Mexico.
Gerçek olaylardan uyarlanan bu filmde, 19. yüzyıl sonlarında Ignacio de la Torre, Meksika Devlet Başkanı Porfirio Díaz'ın kızıyla evlenir. Ancak Ignacio çifte yaşam sürmektedir. Geleneksel siyaset dünyasında kariyer basamaklarını tırmanan Ignacio gizli bir cemiyete üyedir. Bu iki yaşantı arasında kurduğu hassas denge, cemiyetin 42. üyesi olan Evaristo ile tanışmasının ardından sarsılmaya başlar. Ignacio'nun verdiği bir partiye düzenlenen polis baskını ise sırları açığa çıkararak büyük bir skandalın patlak vermesine yol açar. Bu parti daha sonra 41 kişilik dans olarak adlandırılır.
After his father's death, Eric Zimmerman travels to Spain to oversee his company's branches. In Madrid, he falls for Judith and engage in an intense, erotic relationship full of exploration. However, Eric fears his secret may end their affair.