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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 | Pantelion Films |
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| Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $2.18 million |
Do It Like an Hombre (Spanish: Hazlo como hombre) is a 2017 Mexican-Chilean comedy-drama film 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.
The film grossed $182.17 million pesos in Mexico, and is the seventh highest-grossing Mexican film.
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" 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
- ^ "'Hazlo como hombre', quinta película mexicana más vista en la historia". milenio.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ "Hazlo Como Hombre (Do It Like An Hombre)". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Acosta, Gabriel. "Hazlo como hombre, le da la vuelta al término gay". publimetro.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- Morales, Paco (15 September 2017). ""Hazlo como hombre", en el top 5 de las películas más vistas de la historia de México". xeu.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- "Las 10 cintas mexicanas más taquilleras". Milenio. Grupo Milenio. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019. In Spanish.
- "2018 Studio Responsibility Index" (PDF). GLAAD. Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
External links
- Hazlo como hombre at IMDb
- Hazlo como Hombre Archived 2020-07-16 at the Wayback Machine on Pantaya Archived 2023-03-30 at the Wayback Machine