Overview
- Lopez stars and is credited as a producer on the screen version drawn from Manuel Puig’s novel and the Tony-winning stage musical.
- The film opens in U.S. theaters on October 10 under writer-director Bill Condon, following an applauded Sundance premiere earlier this year.
- Tonatiuh plays Luis Molina and Diego Luna portrays Valentín Arregui, with additional roles for Josefina Scaglione, Bruno Bichir, and Aline Mayagoitia.
- Producing partners include Barry Josephson, Tom Kirdahy, and Greg Yolen, with Artists Equity’s Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions among credited producers.
- In a CBS Sunday Morning interview, Lopez described the movie as a love letter to Latin and queer communities and reflected on her lifelong connection to musicals.