El lugar sin límites
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El lugar sin límites (The Place Without Limits) is a 1966 novel written by Chilean José Donoso. The novel tells the story of a bordello, and details the prostitutes' way of life. The main character is Manuela, the transvestite who owns the bordello. A number of other memorable characters are introduced. The important literary critic Jose Echegaray said of the novel, "It is disgusting. What is it with all these faggots? We shouldn't be made to read this." The novel was well received, and is considered a piercing investigation of values and identity.[citation needed]
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[edit] Film
| El lugar sin límites | |
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 DVD cover of Place Without Limits (US release of El lugar sin límites) |
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| Directed by | Arturo Ripstein |
| Produced by | Francisco del Villar |
| Written by | José Donoso |
| Starring | Lucha Villa Ana Martín |
| Music by | Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras |
| Cinematography | Miguel Garzón |
| Editing by | Francisco Chiu |
| Release date(s) | 1978 |
| Running time | 110 |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
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The film was produced in Mexico in 1978.
[edit] Cast
- Roberto Cobo ... La Manuela
- Lucha Villa ... La Japonesa
- Ana Martín ... Japonesita
- Gonzalo Vega ... Pancho
- Julián Pastor ... Octavio
- Carmen Salinas ... Lucy
- Fernando Soler ... Don Alejo
- Emma Roldán ... Ludovinia
- Hortensia Santoveña ... Clotilde
- Blanca Torres ... Blanca
- Marta Aura ... Emma, hermana de Pancho
- Tere Olmedo ... Lila
- Paco Sañudo
- Socorro de la Campa
- Agustín Silva
- Francisco Llopis (as Paco Llopis)
- Nery Ruiz
- Cecilia Leger
- María Barber
- Ana Iris
- Ramón Neves
- César Sobrevals
- Rubén Monterrubio
- María Clara Zurita
- José Antonio Estrada
[edit] Production crew
- Produced by Francisco del Villar
- Original Music by Joaquín Gutiérrez Heras & José Padilla
- Cinematography by Miguel Garzón
- Film Editing by Francisco Chiu
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