Amor y sexo
1964 film
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Amor y sexo (Safo '63) ("Love and Sex (Sappho '63)") is a 1964 Mexican film. It was directed by Luis Alcoriza and starred María Félix and Julio Alemán. It was premiered in Mexico on 5 May 1964. The movie is based on the French writer Alphonse Daudet's novel Sappho.
Directed byLuis Alcoriza
Written byJulio Porter
Fernando Galiana
Fernando Galiana
Based onSappho by Alphonse Daudet
Produced byGregorio Walerstein
| Amor y sexo (Safo '63) | |
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| Directed by | Luis Alcoriza |
| Written by | Julio Porter Fernando Galiana |
| Based on | Sappho by Alphonse Daudet |
| Produced by | Gregorio Walerstein |
| Starring | María Félix Julio Alemán Julio Aldama Augusto Benedico Jose Gálvez Fernando Luján Rogelio Guerra |
| Cinematography | Rosalio Solna |
| Edited by | Rafael Ceballos |
| Music by | Sergio Guerrero |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
Diana (María Félix) is a mature woman with a life full of romantic adventures, living a life of prostitution and drugs in Mexico's high society. Diana falls in love with Raul (Julio Alemán), a man 10 years younger than her. Diana harbours a big secret in the form of a former lover, whom she visits in prison every week. Soon, Diana's life and her past become a torment for Raúl.
Cast
- María Félix - Diana
- Julio Alemán - Raúl Solana
- Julio Aldama - Mauricio
- Augusto Benedico - Carlos
- José Gálvez - Licenciado Miguel Gaudal
- Laura Garcés - Laura
- Fernando Luján - "Gallina"
- Rogelio Guerra - Interno