"Te Odio Mi Amor" (I Hate You My Love) 
                is the story of two families vying 
                for political control of a small
                Brazilian town.
                




                The mayor, patriarch of one family,
                feuds constantly with the matriarch
                of the other family. Meanwhile, his
                son and her daughter carry on a 
                steamy romance. 
				 





	
                Other storylines include a group
                of religious fanatics who are trying
                to close the local brothel, the town's
                real center of political power. Their
                activities threaten to expose the 
                mayor's relationship with one of the
                prostitutes.
							                              


                The characters and contradictions
                of "Te Odio Mi Amor" resonate sharply
                in Cuba, where there is an immense
                discrepancy between the appearance
                and essence of things.