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[[File:Lyn_May_in_1975.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lyn May]], in 1975, an actress referring to this stage of Mexican cinema]]
The '''Mexican sex comedies film genre,''' generally known as '''Ficheras film''' or '''Sexicomedias''' is a [[Film genre|genre]] of [[sexploitation]] and [[Mexploitation]]{{Citation needed|date=February 2016}} films of the [[Mexican cinema]] that flourished in the 1970s and 1980s. It is recognized as a collection of usually low quality films with [[Low-budget film|low budgets]]. Although the films had sexual tones and used [[double entendre]], they were not particularly explicit (it was common for the male characters in this films to comedically fail in their attempts to have sex the female characters, and when intercourse did happen the performances were exaggerated and [[Pantomime|pantomime-like]], aiming to generate laughter more than arousal). The genre is possibly based on the [[Commedia sexy all'italiana|Italian erotic comedies]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/ficheras.html |title=1976-1982: Los años de las "Ficheras" |access-date=2013-12-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801011320/http://cinemexicano.mty.itesm.mx/ficheras.html |archive-date=2013-08-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The popular term for it came from the film ''Las ficheras,'' produced and released in 1975, which described the experiences of many women who entertained men at nightclubs.▼
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The settings and plots of these films tended to be simple, usually dealing with the sexual escapades of working-class Mexicans; the male leads often being bricklayers, truck drivers and unemployed petty scammers, while the female leads often were nightclub dancers, waitresses or prostitutes in small brothels (althrought unfaithful wives and women with a busy sex life outside their job could occationaly be major characters). They frequently received classification as being unsuitable for minors.▼
▲The settings and plots of these films tended to be simple, usually dealing with the sexual escapades of working-class Mexicans
Some of the films of this Mexican genre included ''El rey de las ficheras,'' ''La pulquería,'' ''Muñecas de medianoche,'' ''[[Bellas de noche]],'' and ''Entre ficheras anda el diablo.''
The best-known Mexican and international actors and actresses who were known to have participated in ficheras films were:
* [[Sasha Montenegro]]
* [[Angelica Chain]]
* [[Andrés García]]
* [[Mauricio Garcés]]
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* [[Lyn May]]
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* [[Leticia Perdigón]]
* [[Carmen Salinas]]
* [[Alfonso Zayas]]▼
* [[Jorge Rivero]]
* Alberto Rojas "El caballo"
* [[Rafael Inclán]]
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* Leopoldo García Peláez Benítez
* Antonio Raxel
* Raúl Padilla "El Choforo"
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* [[Luis de Alba]]
* René Ruíz "Tun Tun"
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* Eduardo de la Peña "Lalo el Mimo"
* [[Rossy Mendoza]]
▲* [[Alfonso Zayas]]
== See also ==
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* [[Sex comedy]]
* [[Cinema of Mexico]]
* [[Argentine sex comedy]]
* [[Mexican LGBT+ cinema]]
== References ==
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Mexican sex comedies (generally known as Ficheras filmorSexicomedias) are films within the comedy film genre of the Mexican cinema industry, though in a class of their own. The storylines typically revolve around themes of sexploitation and "Mexploitation"[citation needed]. They are mostly recognized as low-quality films with fairly low budgets. The genre peaked in popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. Although the films had sexually suggestive plots and used numerous comedic innuendos and double entendres, they were not overtly explicit, and were never considered to be pornographic. Furthermore, it was not uncommon for the male characters in these films to comedically fail in their attempts to win over, or have sex with, the female characters. When a man was successful in wooing a woman, the performances were deliberately over-exaggerated and pantomime-like, aiming to generate laughter more than arousal. The genre is similar to, and possibly influenced by, Italian erotic comedies.[1] The popular term "ficheras films" came from the film Las ficheras, produced and released in 1975, which told the stories and experiences of many dancing women who entertained men at nightclubs.
The settings and plots of these films tended to be simple, usually dealing with the sexual escapades of working-class Mexicans. The male leads were often construction workers, bricklayers, truck drivers or even unemployed petty scammers, while the female leads were often nightclub dancers, waitresses or prostitutes in small brothels. Other female lead roles included unfaithful wives, women with a busy sex life, or "everyday" women. The films were not generally appropriate for children, and frequently received classification as being unsuitable for minors under the age of 18.
Some of the films of this Mexican genre included El rey de las ficheras, La pulquería, Muñecas de medianoche, Bellas de noche, and Entre ficheras anda el diablo.
The best-known Mexican and international actors and actresses who were known to have participated in ficheras films were:
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