Men are mainly absent from Maria Full Of Grace, bar the aforementioned drug barons and psychos, but Moreno resists seeing this as a feminist issue; women make good mules, she says, because they are less frequently stopped at customs, but there are plenty of men involved as well - and arguably in a slightly worse position since, with their greater bodyweight, they have to swallow more drugs. She also points out that they have a higher risk of conviction, since they're more likely to be stopped.