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Sexo vs. sexo (1980)

Sexo vs. sexo poster
Original title
Sexo contra sexo
Directed by
Víctor Manuel Castro
Genre
drama film, comedy film, musical film, romance film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An elderly woman in a wheelchair trades witty barbs with her beautiful caretaker. The story mixes comedy and music as the old woman uses her manipulation to get what she wants.

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What happens

Sexo vs. sexo ("Sex vs. Sex"), also known as Sexo contra Sexo, is a 1980 Mexican film. It stars Sara García in her final film appearance at the age of 85. It was directed by Víctor Manuel Castro and was released on 24 February 1983. The screenplay was written by Jorge M. Isaac and Víctor Manuel Castro. Garcia's role was described by Ileana Baeza Lope in a biography of Garcia as an upturning of the normal view of disability and the asexuality of old age by combining her manipulative old woman role with the beautiful woman that constantly pushes her around in a wheelchair. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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