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Zona Roja

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Zona Roja
Directed byEmilio Fernández
Written byEmilio Fernández
José Revueltas
Produced byGuillermo Calderón
Pedro Calderón
StarringFanny Cano
Armando Silvestre
Víctor Junco
Venetia Vianello
Grace Renat
CinematographyDaniel López
Edited byJorge Bustos
Music byManuel Esperón
Distributed byCONACINE
Running time
96 minutes
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Zona Roja (English: Red Zone) is a 1976 Mexican film directed by Emilio Fernández and starring Fanny Cano.[1][2]

Plot

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In a whorehouse in Acapulco, lives Leonor (Fanny Cano), a young and beautiful woman who is awaiting to reunite with an old lover. Suddenly, the man reappears to take her away from her life of vice. But the debt owed by Leonor to the "Madame" of the house causes a series of conflicts.

Reception

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The film shocked audiences with the explicit scenes of nudity of the actresses playing the prostitute roles.

References

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  1. ^ Cosentino, Olivia; Price, Brian (2022-02-08). The Lost Cinema of Mexico: From Lucha Libre to Cine Familiar and Other Churros. University Press of Florida. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-68340-339-5.
  2. ^ Thomson, David (2010). The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. Alfred A. Knopf. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-307-27174-7.
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