Do It Like an Hombre
2017 film
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Do It Like an Hombre (Spanish: Hazlo como hombre)[2] is a 2017 comedy film co-written and directed Nicolás López. The film starred by Mauricio Ochmann, Alfonso Dosal and Aislinn Derbez in lead roles along with Humberto Busto, Ignacia Allamand and Ariel Levy.[3]
- Guillermo Amoedo
- Nicolás López
- Miguel Asensio Llamas
- Rodrigo Trujillo
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| Directed by | Nicolás López |
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| Story by | Nicolás López |
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| Cinematography | Antonio Quercia |
| Edited by | Diego Macho Gómez |
| Music by | Manuel Riveiro |
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| Distributed by | Videocine (Mexico) Pantelion Films (USA/Canada; through Lionsgate Films) |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $13.610 million[2] |
The film grossed $182.17 million pesos in Mexico, and is the seventh highest-grossing Mexican film until it was displaced to eighth place by Radical in 2023.[1][4][5][6][7]
Plot
Raúl (Mauricio Ochmann), Eduardo (Humberto Busto), and Santiago (Alfonso Dosal) led a happy and stereotypically "masculine" life from childhood until Santiago comes out to them as gay.
Raúl reacts negatively and tries to convince Santiago that it's just a phase, damaging their relationship. Santiago begins a relationship with Julián, a famous chef, and plans to move to Miami with him to start a new life, which makes Raúl jealous and causes conflicts that eventually lead to them cutting each other off. Meanwhile, Raúl's wife, Luciana, discovers that he has been flirting with other women and arranging hookups, and seeks a divorce.
Losing two important relationships makes Raúl reevaluate his views on masculinity, friendship, and love. Eventually, Santiago backs down from his plans to move when he discovers Julián is polyamorous and not interested in a monogamous relationship. Raúl apologizes to Santiago, and they reconcile.
In the final scene, a couple of years later, Raúl is still trying to regain Luciana's love and forgiveness, but she remains hesitant. Santiago is dating an employee of Eduardo, and Raúl seems more accepting of his friend's homosexuality, but he still reacts with discomfort to seeing his own son playing with a doll, hinting at potential future conflicts.
Cast
- Mauricio Ochmann as Raúl
- Alfonso Dosal as Santiago
- Aislinn Derbez as Nati, Santiago's girlfriend.
- Humberto Busto as Eduardo
- Ignacia Allamand as Luciana, Raúl's wife.
- Ariel Levy as Julián, Santiago's boyfriend.
- Luis Pablo Román as Raúl's therapist.
Criticism
GLAAD criticized the film as especially homophobic in its 2018 report "Studio Responsibility Index"[8] stating: "Overall, this movie contained so much anti-gay language and sentiment played for laughs, that Raúl coming around is barely consequential. While this film did pass the Vito Russo Test by including an LGBTQ character who was significant to the plot and had the same sort of unique personality traits as non-LGBTQ characters, it does not stop the film from being incredibly offensive."
