To save his own mother, Luis Molina makes a deal with the prison administration, and they place him with a political prisoner. As Molina carries out his assignment and tries to gain the prisoner’s trust, he falls in love with him. Will Luis betray him, or will he make a courageous choice at the cost of his own life?
Gently and virtuously blending the naivety of old Hollywood films with pop-culture stereotypes, Puig boldly turns to the theme of non-traditional sexual relationships. He creates the novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” which was adapted into an Oscar-winning film in 1985 starring William Hurt, and in 1992—into a wonderful Broadway musical (seven Tony Awards).