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In spite of that, the abovementioned kiss might be the first kiss between two men in

the Puerto Rican filmography.

Businessman Víctor is leaving his store with his wife Jéssica when patrolman Natás
spots a pistol on the man's belt. Despite Víctor's protests that he has a permit to carry the
weapon, Natás arrests the couple. David, the young partner of Natás, tries to convince
his friend to drop the case, but Natás falsifies a report claiming Víctor threatened
him. When an investigation clears Víctor, Natás is suspended for a month without pay
and loses his chance for promotion. In revenge, the corrupt cop (we see him taking a
pay-off at a bar) covers Víctor's car with garbage and stalks him. Visiting police
headquarters with a lawyer, Víctor and Jéssica lodge a complaint but cannot prove
anything (Natás breaks down in tears in a meeting, claiming innocence).

<i>Natás es Satán</i>, completed in 1975, focuses its narrative on the title


character Natás, a police offer who is the devil incarnate himself. Based on
somewhat true events that happened to writer Joe Zayas, according to editor Al
Nieves, the film’s antagonist wrongfully arrests businessman Victor after spotting
him leaving his store with a gun on his hip. Victor protests that he has a permit to
carry and when it turns out to be true, Natás files a report saying Victor threatened
him. When an investigation clears Victor, Natás is suspended, sending the film down
it’s bizarre and deranged exploitation antics, including what might the first kiss
between two men in Puerto Rican filmography. The corrupt cop spends the entirety
of the movie finding absurd ways to intimidate and endanger Victor and his wife,
conveying the seedy underbelly of the police force and the abuse it forces upon the
Puerto Rican community.

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