Meanwhile, José Luis seeks comfort at the local bordello, which is owned and run by Silvia’s mother. The Climax: "Death by Ham"
Desperate to break up the relationship, Jose Luis’s mother hires (a terrifyingly charismatic Javier Bardem ) to seduce Silvia. Raul is a former farmer turned underwear model and would-be bullfighter—a hyper-masculine, animalistic specimen who literally kills chickens with his bare hands and drives a motorcycle across the desert. He is the "Jamon" personified: raw, salty, and primal. Jamon Jamon-1992-
It’s also the only movie where you will ever see a man defeated by a ham. And for that alone, it deserves a place in history. Meanwhile, José Luis seeks comfort at the local
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José Luis represents a weak, modern masculinity—he cannot satisfy his pregnant girlfriend, lives off his mother, and drives a motorcycle that never starts. Raúl is the archetypal macho ibérico : strong, sexual, working-class, and animalistic. However, the film does not glorify him; he is also a hired object, used by women. The duel suggests that both models of masculinity are absurd and violent.