Argentine sex comedy

The genre gained popularity in Argentina, particularly during and after the era of the country's military junta's regime and censorship ended with a permanent return to democracy in 1983.

[1] 1963's "la cigarra no es un bicho" ("The Cicala is not a Bug") is often credited as the first Argentine comedy film with sex as a central plot element.

[2] Aries Cinematográfica Argentina started producing sex comedies in 1965; the production company later proved instrumental in developing the genre in the South American country.

In fact, some of the early Argentine sex comedies were financed by the military government themselves, since they realized these popular films were good business for them as the public would go watch the movies, making them money.

[4] 1979's "Encuentros muy cercanos con señoras de cualquier tipo" ("Close Encounters with any Kind of Ladies", a comedy whose title spoofs the sci-fi classic Close Encounters of the Third Kind) was another popular Argentine sex comedy.