Amor de hombre (The Love of a Man) (1997)
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(68 ratings)
This comedy, set in Madrid, follows single nursery school teacher Esperanza (Loles Leon) on her quest for a man. She shares her problems with her gay friend Ramon (Andrea Occhipinti), a divorce lawyer, who devises a few matchmaking notions -- while Esperanza, at the same time, tries to get… More This comedy, set in Madrid, follows single nursery school teacher Esperanza (Loles Leon) on her quest for a man. She shares her problems with her gay friend Ramon (Andrea Occhipinti), a divorce lawyer, who devises a few matchmaking notions -- while Esperanza, at the same time, tries to get physical-education instructor Roberto (Armando del Rio) to take an interest in Ramon. But Esperanza continues to find heterosexual men in short supply. Shown at the 1997 San Sebastian Film Festival, the English title is Manly Love. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Juan Luis Iborra, Yolanda García Serrano
- Written By
- Yolanda García Serrano, Juan Luis Iborra
- Genres
- Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 4, 1998 Wide
- On DVD
- Apr 29, 2003
Critic Reviews
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Oz, eFilmCritic.com
Amor de Hombre isn't so much a 'gay film' as it is a boring film, with a lot of gay characters in it.
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Cast
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Loles Leon
as Esperanza
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Andrea Occhipinti
as Ramon
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Pedro Mari Sanchez
as Cesar
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Armando del Rio
as Roberto
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Roberto Alvarez
as Alvaro
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Roma Sanchez
as Victor
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Jesús Cabrero
as Quique
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Sergio Otegui
as Carlos