Chuecatown (2007)

Leo y Rey son una pareja de gays que viven en Chueca. Son un tanto atípicos, no tienen gusto para la moda, les gusta el fútbol, no tienen un duro y están pasando por una crisis de pareja, pero dentro de lo que cabe, viven felices. Al mismo tiempo, en el barrio se están produciendo extraños crímenes de ancianas. El asesino, Víctor, es el dueño de una inmobiliaria cuya máxima aspiración es convertir Chueca en un barrio modelo donde todos sus habitantes sean jóvenes, modernos y guapos viviendo en casas de lujo reformadas. Para ello se dedica a asesinar a todas aquellas ancianas que no quieren venderle el piso. Víctor mata a la vecina de Leo y Rey que, sin que ellos lo supieran, había testado en favor de la pareja dejándoles el piso. Rey le regala el piso a Antonia, su madre, una mujer mayor, fumadora, desvergonzada, contestona, que odia a Leo a muerte. Víctor, al ver que el piso ha sido ocupado por una nueva anciana se dedicará a partir de ese momento a intentar deshacerse de la nueva inquilina. Pero Antonia es un hueso duro de roer. Víctor, en su afán de conseguir el piso y de cargarse a la vieja, algo que ya se ha convertido para él en algo personal, se acercará poco a poco a Leo, seduciéndolo y engañándolo, haciendo que su ya maltrecha relación con Rey empeore aún más.

Leo (Pepón Nieto) and Rey (Carlos Fuentes) are a gay couple that lives in Chueca. They are very ordinary people with no fashion sense, like football, and though they have some relationship crisis, they still manage to live happily. Meanwhile, a kind of weird crime is taking place in Chueca committed by Victor (Pablo Puyol), a real estate owner whose main aspiration is to turn the neighbourhood to a new place intended for the young generation with good looks. Modern luxury houses will be built and in order for him to accomplish his mission, he murders all those elder ladies that do not give up their units. Next he kills the neighbour of Leo & Rey but unknown to Victor, the couple will have the legal claim of the unit if ever their old neighbour is gone, therefore, Rey gave the unit to his mother Antonia (Concha Velasco) who is a shameless, provoking smoker that hates Leo to death. When Victor notices that the unit has been occupied immediately, he works his way to get rid of the new tenant but Antonia is not that easy to give up. When Victor learns that Antonia is Rey's mother, Victor tries to get into Leo and seduce him to make sure that his relationship with Rey gets down the drain.

CHUECATOWN (titled BOYSTOWN in English) is a wickedly funny dark comedy from Spain. Great actors that will surely make you laugh and as usual, charming performances from Carlos Fuentes and Pablo Puyol. At last, Carlos has finally portrayed a gay role though this is actually his third appearance on a gay-themed film. And I almost didn't notice him because he is bald with a very muscular physique.

(In SPANISH with ENGLISH subtitles)

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