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In the two sentences below, them represents a direct object, so we need to use los. Is it possible to replace los with les? If so, would it make a difference if 'my friends' were all male, or if they were a group of mixed gender?

My friends want me to bring them to the cinema:
• Mis amigos quieren que yo los lleve al cine.
• Mis amigos quieren que yo les lleve al cine.

Many thanks in advance.