Luis Molina, in order to save his own mother, comes to an agreement with the prison authorities, and he is placed with a political prisoner. Molina, fulfilling his task and trying to gain trust, falls in love with his prisoner. Will Luis betray him, or will he commit a courageous act at the cost of his own life?

By masterfully combining the naivety of old Hollywood films with pop culture stereotypes, boldly addressing the topic of non-traditional sexual relationships, Puig creates the novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman” , which was made into an Oscar-winning film starring William Hurt in 1985 and a delightful Broadway musical in 1992 (seven Tony Awards).