aries ▁shooting ▁Mol ina . ▁As ▁he ▁wand ers ▁the ▁streets ▁wounded , ▁the ▁secret ▁police ▁catch ▁him ▁and ▁demand ▁the ▁tele phone ▁number , ▁but ▁Mol ina ▁ref uses ▁and ▁dies . ▁On ▁the ▁orders ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁chief , ▁the ▁polic emen ▁dump ▁Mol ina ' s ▁body ▁in ▁a ▁rub b ish ▁pit ▁and ▁fabric ate ▁a ▁story ▁about ▁his ▁death ▁and ▁his ▁pres umed ▁collaboration ▁with ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁group . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁prison , ▁Val entin ▁is ▁being ▁treated ▁after ▁being ▁tort ured . ▁After ▁a ▁sympath etic ▁doctor ▁ris ks ▁his ▁job ▁by ▁admin ister ing ▁morph ine ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁sleep , ▁Val entin ▁finds ▁himself ▁on ▁an ▁id yl lic ▁tropical ▁island ▁with ▁Mart a . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁novel ▁El ▁bes o ▁de ▁la ▁mujer ▁ara ña ▁( K iss ▁of ▁the ▁Spider ▁Woman ) ▁by ▁Manuel ▁Pu ig . ▁The ▁Argent in ian ▁author ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁adapt ▁his ▁own ▁novel ▁as ▁a ▁stage ▁play . ▁A ▁Broadway ▁musical ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁also ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel , ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Production ▁ ▁Development ▁ ▁As ▁noted ▁in ▁Pu ig ' s ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁bi ography , ▁Manuel ▁Pu ig ▁and ▁the ▁Spider ▁Woman : ▁His ▁Life ▁and ▁F ict ions , ▁the ▁novel ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Argentina , ▁and ▁the ▁English ▁translation ▁edition ▁preced ed