The Body

The Body

What everyone does in secret, I do in the open.

1991 · 77 min · ★ 7.0 · Comedy

Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.

Directed by José Antônio Garcia · Written by Alfredo Oroz

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