Police say they found them men dancing with each other, many in drag, and arrested them for “offense to morals and good manners.” The new Netflix film Dance of the 41, tells the tragic true story behind one of the biggest gay scandals in Mexican history.ĭance of the 41 showcases a night over a hundred years ago when 41 men belonging to Mexico's upper-class elite were arrested following a police raid on a Mexico City house.