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The drama is based on the novella by Soviet scientist and political prisoner Georgy Demidov and stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov, Alexander Filippenko, Anatoli Beliy, Andris Keišs and Vytautas Kaniušonis.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
An official synopsis for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ reads: Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
Diaz-Balart described Sanabria Tarazona as a courageous political prisoner who had endured years of abuse, including a stint in Maduro’s notorious torture facility, El Helicoide.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
An official synopsis for ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’ reads: Valentín (Diego Luna), a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina (Tonatiuh), a window dresser convicted of public indecency.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 5 June 2025
Diaz-Balart described Sanabria Tarazona as a courageous political prisoner who had endured years of abuse, including a stint in Maduro’s notorious torture facility, El Helicoide.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 June 2025
He was sometimes likened to Nelson Mandela, that other legendary political prisoner of the Cold War, who similarly spent his postwar life working to reconcile his countrymen and extolling the virtues of nonviolence.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
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“Political prisoner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20prisoner. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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