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A recently married foreign woman adjusts to her new life in Mexico. When she meets Max, the teenage son of the woman who irons her husband’s clothes, desire overtakes her. Both must confront their attraction in a personal quest that transcends social class.
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Heated tempers, frustrated desires and dashed hopes plague a diverse group of individuals whose lives cross paths in Mexico City. There is the bar-owner's son, Chava, who yearns to emigrate to America. A poor barber, Abel, is madly in love with the gorgeous Alma, who eventually becomes a high-class prostitute. Finally, there is Susanita, the desperate spinster who pursues many love affairs in hopes of finding a husband.

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