Herrera, 37, who is best known internationally for his work in “The Exorcist” and “Sense8,” said he immediately jumped at the chance to work with Pablos, who directed the award-winning 2015 movie 'Las Elegidas.' Growing up in Mexico City, lead actor Alfonso Herrera said it was customary for the people around him to avoid the number 41, but it wasn’t until he was much older that he came to understand the negative “connotation and meaning that this number had for the Mexican society.” But a scandal ensued when initial reports placed a 42nd man in attendance, and the story spread that it was de la Torre, the president’s son-in-law, marking the first time homosexuality was openly discussed in the Mexican media.
The official report was that they found 41 prominent men dancing together - half of whom were dressed as women. 17, 1901, when police raided a private home in Mexico City.
The film’s title - its original in Spanish is 'El Baile de los 41' - refers to the night of Nov.
