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The history of this article, arises with the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The main idea is not to address the violence, but its origin, after a brief absurdity and dark world that surrounds analysis sexist doctrine. On that view, the idea to analyze Latin American cinema as reflected in his films, sexist feminist tendency in some cases. 

             Machismo, promotes male dominance and female inferiority, considered women as taxable and undervalued in the labor and cultural activity. A clear definition of this doctrine is by Eduardo Galeano, who criticizes the sexist tradition and argues: "(...) The man is afraid of the woman without fear" While, Feminism, invokes a critique of inequality. between women and men, proclaims the promotion of the rights and interests of women and their theories question the relationship between gender, sexuality, social, political and economic power. 

             From this thematic line with feminist trend director Albertina Carri Argentina, from his film "Gemini", builds the female lead character, based on a dominant woman, who is accompanied by a male figure weak and submissive character. In contrast, Mexican film "La mujer del puerto" (1994), directed by Arturo Ripstien, where on the contrary, it appears the sexist doctrine to develop a dominant male figure, accompanied by a woman, which is characterized by one weak and submissive personality. 

             All part of the presentation of two different families, different cultures and social levels. But despite all their asymmetries, have something in common, the same problem: Incest. Based on this theme, Mexican cinema and Argentina, were encouraged to cinematically controversial expose a social problem, a relationship between two brothers. Both stories are constructed based on power relations in a couple, but presented from the perspective of social doctrines like Feminism and Machismo. 

             While both stories, found his inspiration in the same theme of relationships (incest), differ in the approach they provide, in building the social area, which surrounds the lives of its protagonists and mainly in the characterization of the dominant figure in the incestuous relationship. 

             The Argentine film "Gemini", directed by Albertina Carri, shows the image of a strong and confident woman that outshines the figure of the man, is moving to the background and taking little part in the film. Carri, along "Gemini" gives much prominence to the image, character and presence of women, overshadowing the male figure, both the father and the woman discuss incest. That is why we can conclude that the director of the film, shown in "Gemini" a trend towards feminism 

             In contrast, Mexican film is "The Woman of the Port." Here, unlike the story presented in "Gemini", its director Arturo Ripstein, presents a traditional look to build a relationship from the aspect of a male character as a figure of ultimate power, accompanied by a submissive woman, who lives on the order . We can see that the figure of the man in "The Woman of the Port," Ripstein, has a much stronger and dominant image as explained in the film Gemini. So clearly, we get a message macho characteristics. 

             Two films whose innovative look and controversy, invite you to be with open eyes and reflect upon the domain of couples in relationships and delve a little more in the doctrines that differentiate men from women mind.