We are so back.Today, Deadline broke the news that the upcoming big-screen adaptation of the hit musical Kiss Of The Spider Woman has secured its two leads, and we could not be more excited.Starring alongside the previously announced Jennifer “Jenny From The Block” Lopez will be perennial internet crush Diego Luna (Y Tu Mamá También, the Star Wars series Andor) and rising queer star Tonatiuh (Vida, Netflix‘s upcoming thriller Carry On).Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.EXCLUSIVE: Artists Equity has come on to ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman,’ serving as the main studio and producer of the feature adaptation of the 1993 Broadway musical based on Manuel Puig’s landmark 1976 novel.
Diego Luna and Tonatiuh will star in the adaptation as Valentin… pic.twitter.com/VsClccUixLIf you’re not already familiar with Kiss Of The Spider Woman, it’s a story set against the backdrop of Argentina’s “Guerra Sucia” (which translates to Dirty War), when the country’s military dictatorship often took violent actions against dissidents and anyone suspected of being opposition to their strict, far-right rule.In prison, we meet Molina (Tonatiuh), a queer department store window dresser sentenced for allegedly corrupting a minor.