Tropic Pathway

Tropic Pathway

106 mins | Drama | Feb. 24, 2005

Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre. Though life in Rio was full of romance and adventure for Manuel, the controversy surrounding him grew ever more intense, until the only way out was a trip back to his native Argentina. In the years that followed, Puig eventually made the painful decision to move to Mexico, where he spent his final days until death caught up with him at the age of fifty-eight.

Tropic Pathway

106 mins | Drama | Feb. 24, 2005

Tropic Pathway
Follow the adventures of Kiss of the Spider Woman scribe Manuel Puig portrayed by Fabio Aste, who left Argentina after being persecuted for his homosexuality and settled in exile in Rio de Janiero in this intimate drama from filmmaker Javier Torre. Though life in Rio was full of romance and adventure for Manuel, the controversy surrounding him grew ever more intense, until the only way out was a trip back to his native Argentina. In the years that followed, Puig eventually made the painful decision to move to Mexico, where he spent his final days until death caught up with him at the age of fifty-eight.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Instituto Nacional de Cine y Artes Audiovisuales, Cinemagroup
Original title Vereda tropical
Directors Rodolfo Mórtola, Javier Torre
Writers Javier Torre, Manuel Puig

Cast

Fabio Aste

as Manuel Puig

Sílvia Buarque

as Teresa

Gigí Ruá

as May

Mimí Ardú

as Kari Kerr

Revero Riveiro

as Dudi

Laura Zaccara

as Carmen

Alejandro Baratelli

as Néstor Perlongher

Paulo Brunetti

as Taxi Boy

Mauricio Silveira

as Edoardo

Matías Taverna

as Joven