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Appearances Are Deceptive (1983)

Appearances Are Deceptive poster
Original title
Las apariencias engañan
Directed by
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Genre
comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Mexico
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Mexican comedy about mistaken identities and romantic mix-ups. It follows a group of characters whose assumptions about each other get turned upside down. The story plays with appearances and secret relationships in a light and amusing way.

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What happens

Appearances Are Deceptive (In Spanish: Las apariencias engañan) is a 1983 Mexican drama film directed by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo and starring Isela Vega, Gonzalo Vega and Manuel Ojeda. The movie was filmed in 1977 and was supposed to be released in 1978. However, due to its explicit content, it was censored and wasn't released until 1983. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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