本片改编自真实事件。19 世纪末，伊格纳西奥·德拉·托雷与墨西哥总统的女儿波费里奥·迪亚斯成婚。伊格纳西奥过着双重生活：他在传统的政治世界中声名鹊起，同时又是秘密社团的成员之一。他一直维持着这种微妙的平衡，直到他结识了社团的第 42 位成员埃瓦里斯托。一次，他举办的派对（也被称为“秘舞 41”）遇到了警方的突袭检查，导致丑闻曝光，引起轩然大波。Based on the Ball of the Forty-One which was a society scandal in early 20th-century Mexico. The incident revolved around an illegal police raid carried out in November 1901 in a private home in Mexico City. The scandal revolved around that that of the group of men who attended, 19 were dressed in "feminine" clothing. Despite the government's efforts to hush the incident up, the press was keen to report the incident, since the participants belonged to the upper echelons of society (including the son-in-law of the incumbent President of Mexico). This scandal was unique in that it was the first time homosexuality was openly spoken about in the Mexican media and had a lasting impact on Mexican culture.
