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6 unusual facts about Kiss of the Spider Woman


Byron Habinsky

He has appeared as Phil in Hurlyburly, Chris Keller in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and played the role of Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman.

Jia Hongsheng

While rehearsing for a stageplay titled Kiss of the Spider Woman (also directed by Zhang Yang) in the fall of 1992, Jia first became exposed to marijuana and eventually became addicted, while also experimenting occasionally with heroin.

Mauro Alice

Alice had been working in the Brazilian cinema since 1952 and has edited nearly 60 films, including Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), Corazón iluminado(1996) and Carandiru (2003).

Sônia Braga

She has appeared in numerous films, including Kiss of the Spider Woman and in several television series, both in Brazil and the U.S.

Jorge Amado's romantic tale was to be Braga's stepping stone into American cinema after which she moved to the United States where she appeared in such films as The Rookie (1990), Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Milagro Beanfield War and Angel Eyes.

The Yakuza

Leonard Schrader later worked on many other film projects, including writing the screenplay for Kiss of the Spider Woman, which was nominated for an Academy Award.


La Muerte de Mikel

Like The Crying Game (1992) and Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), La muerte de Mikel juxtaposes revolutionary politics with homosexuality to examine ideological suppression of difference.

Martin Levan

His other credits include Little Shop of Horrors, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Blondel, Carrie, The Baker's Wife, Show Boat and Lautrec.

Merle Louise

She played "Mme. Dindon" in Jerry Herman's La Cage aux Folles (1983) and "Molina's Mother" in Kander and Ebb's Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993), a rôle she also played on London's West End, in Toronto and on the national tour.

Shill

Some plants are in reality inmates or prisoners of war who have been promised better treatment and conditions in return for helping with the interrogation; the character played by William Hurt in the film Kiss of the Spider Woman is an example of this.


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