Overview
Quisiera ser hombre (in English: I Wish I Was A Man) is a Mexican motion picture released in 1989. Many people think, in a good way, this film helped indirectly to think about homosexuality and travestism in teenagers.
Synopsis
Manuela (Lucerito) has a lot of difficulties to get work as a fashion designer, since the world of "haute couture" is preferred by men. She decides to change her appearance in order to have luck, so Manuela becomes Manuelito. Immediately find a job as an assistant of Miguel (Guillermo Capetillo), who is also a designer. Miguel offers to share his department, and Manuelito agrees because she/he doesn't have a place to live. This raises a number of funny situations, especially when Miguel is alarmed to know that he is falling in love with his "male friend"..
Cast
Lucerito as Manuela/Manuel
Guillermo Capetillo as Miguel
Erika Magnus as Mariana
Carlos Riquelme as Doctor
Amparo Arozamena as Chona
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