il ), ▁who ▁is ▁constantly ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁sens ational ▁stories , ▁follows ▁K ika ' s ▁mis ad vent ures . ▁Al mod ó var ▁used ▁K ika ▁as ▁a ▁critique ▁of ▁mass ▁media , ▁particularly ▁its ▁sens ational ism . ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁is ▁inf am ous ▁for ▁its ▁ra pe ▁scene ▁that ▁Al mod ó var ▁used ▁for ▁com ic ▁effect ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁sc ath ing ▁comment ary ▁on ▁the ▁self ish ▁and ▁r uth less ▁nature ▁of ▁media . ▁K ika ▁made ▁its ▁premi ere ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁received ▁very ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁film ▁critics ▁world wide ; ▁not ▁just ▁for ▁its ▁ra pe ▁scene ▁which ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁both ▁mis og yn istic ▁and ▁explo itative , ▁but ▁also ▁for ▁its ▁overall ▁slo pp iness . ▁Al mod ó var ▁would ▁later ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁weak est ▁works . ▁ ▁The ▁F lower ▁of ▁My ▁Secret ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁In ▁The ▁F lower ▁of ▁My ▁Secret ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁the ▁story ▁focus es ▁on ▁Leo ▁Mac ías ▁( Mar isa ▁P ared es ), ▁a ▁successful ▁rom ance ▁writer ▁who ▁has ▁to ▁confront ▁both ▁a ▁professional ▁and ▁personal ▁crisis . ▁E str anged ▁from ▁her ▁husband , ▁a ▁military ▁officer ▁who ▁has ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁an ▁international ▁peace keep ing ▁role ▁in ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina ▁to ▁avoid ▁her , ▁Leo ▁f ights ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to