Netflix s Dance of the 41 Shows Mexico s Biggest Gay Scandal
“We wanted to honor these men,” Herrera said of making the film. “We wanted to portray these men as men who wanted to be free, who wanted to be happy.
The new Netflix film
Dance of the 41, tells the tragic true story behind one of the biggest gay scandals in Mexican history.
Dance of the 41 showcases a night over a hundred years ago when 41 men belonging to Mexico s upper-class elite were arrested following a police raid on a Mexico City house. Police say they found them men dancing with each other, many in drag, and arrested them for “offense to morals and good manners.”
“You need to go to the past in order to understand who you are as a person or who you are as a society,” he said.
“What would have happened if Ignacio was not discovered as a gay man? He would have been one of the important Mexican figures from our history, but he was taken away from that because he was gay.”
He also spoke about his on-screen love interest Emiliano Zurita and the close relationship they developed for the film.
“I admire Emiliano a lot because he’s 10 years younger than me, and he was very brave to accept this role, specifically in the society that we live in,” Herrera explained.
Alfonso Herrera, the lead actor in "Dance of the Forty One," talks of his portrayal of the Mexican president's son-in-law and the controversy's enduring impact.