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Feature film — 2005

Tropic Pathway (2005)

6.41h 46mDrama

Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre. Though life in Rio was full of romance and adventure for Manuel, the controversy surrounding him grew ever more intense, until the only way out was a trip back to his native Argentina. In the years that followed, Puig eventually made the painful decision to move to Mexico, where he spent his final days until death caught up with him at the age of fifty-eight.

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A high-signal pick with 5 votes.

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Director: Javier Torre

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Cast & crew

F

Fabio Aste

Manuel Puig

Sílvia Buarque as Teresa

Sílvia Buarque

Teresa

Gigí Ruá as May

Gigí Ruá

May

Mimí Ardú as Kari Kerr

Mimí Ardú

Kari Kerr

R

Revero Riveiro

Dudi

J

Jonathas Melllo

Roy

L

Laura Zaccara

Carmen

A

Alejandro Baratelli

Néstor Perlongher

Paulo Brunetti as Taxi Boy

Paulo Brunetti

Taxi Boy

M

Mauricio Silveira

Edoardo

M

Matías Taverna

Joven

A

Alessandra de Oliveira

Paula

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