''Do It Like an Hombre'' () is a 2017 Mexican-Chilean

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film written and directed Nicolás López. The film starred by

Mauricio Ochmann Mauricio Ochmann (born November 16, 1977) is an American and Mexican actor best known for his roles in telenovelas, such as ''Amarte Asi'', where he starred as Ignacio "Nacho" Reyes. He also appeared in Kevin Costner's film ''Message in a Bottle ...

Alfonso Dosal Manuel Alfonso Castro Dosal (born March 13, 1985), known professionally as Alfonso Dosal, is a Mexicans, Mexican actor. Early life and career Dosal was born in Mexico City on March 13, 1985. In his childhood he lived eight years in Querétaro ...

and

Aislinn Derbez Aislinn González Michel (born 18 March 1987), better known as Aislinn Derbez, is a Mexican actress. Early life and career Aislinn González Michel is the daughter of actors Eugenio Derbez and Gabriela Michel, who were married from 1986 to 198 ...

in lead roles along with Humberto Busto,

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and Ariel Levy. The film grossed $182.17 million

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, and is the seventh highest-grossing Mexican film. In Spanish.

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

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and not interested in a

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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

as Raúl *

as Santiago *

as Nati, Santiago's girlfriend. * Humberto Busto as Eduardo *

as Luciana, Raúl's wife. * Ariel Levy as Julián, Santiago's boyfriend. * Luis Pablo Román as Raúl's therapist.

Criticism

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criticized the film as especially homophobic in its 2018 report "Studio Responsibility Index" 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."

References

External links

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Hazlo como Hombre
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Pantaya
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