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Manuela and Manuel

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A drag queen exchanges a gown and heels for a suit and tie to help a pregnant friend.

Critics Reviews

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Mike Hale New York Times 03/26/2010
3/5
Though its tone wavers, telenovela-style, between farcical and sentimental, and it's at least 15 minutes too long, the film is easy enough to sit through. Go to Full Review Ernest Hardy Village Voice 03/24/2010
Overstuffed with crudely drawn, broadly acted secondary characters (and tricked out with flat drag musical numbers), Manuela aspires to be about love, friendship, and good hearts triumphing. But it's actually a grim reminder that formulaic queer cinema is Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
2.5/4
A big, loud, gaudy party of a film that walks the line between screwball comedy and ludicrous soap opera. Go to Full Review Fr. Chris Carpenter Movie Dearest 04/02/2010
A
Hysterical...(the filmmakers) milk their comedic scenario for all that it's worth, but it never feels strained. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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09/29/2011 fun and funny kinda like a latino "the birdcage" without big name stars. See more 03/24/2010 Charming screwball comedy about a flamboyant drag queen who has to find a way to man up after his best friend gets pregnant and asks him to pose as her fiance to her strict traditional family. Plays like second rate Almodovar, but its crowd pleasing effectiveness is hard to deny. See more 10/06/2009 Add a review (optional)... See more 09/24/2009 Great actors and performance. See more 05/22/2008 De q mas funny no puede ser!!! See more 05/02/2008 Muy entretenida y con un buen mensaje para muchos See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Raúl Marchand Sánchez

Director

Humberto Busto

Manuela

Elena Iguina

Coca

Marian Pabón

Faraona

Luz María Rondón

Rosa

Ineabelle Colon

Margarita
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Manuela and Manuel

(L-R) Humberto Busto as Manuela/Manuel and Elena Iguina as Coca in "Manuela and Manuel." Manuela and Manuel (2007) Manuela and Manuel (2007) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis A drag queen exchanges a gown and heels for a suit and tie to help a pregnant friend.
Director
Raúl Marchand Sánchez
Producer
Frances Lausell
Screenwriter
José Ignacio Valenzuela
Distributor
Regent Releasing
Rating
PG-13 (Language|Thematic Elements|Sexuality)
Genre
Comedy, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 26, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 13, 2017
Runtime
1h 34m