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2013 | Color | 90 min

The memory and testimony of two characters: Fernando García, known as "Pinolito", who was a child actor in the 70s, and Lilia Ortega, his mother, an actress. Fernando came out as a transvestite some years ago, and now calls himself Coral Bonelli. They both live yearning for their past in the movies, while Coral bravely comes to terms with her genre identity. They both still perform.


Country: México
Direction: Fiesco; Roberto
Script: Fiesco; Roberto, Hernández; Julián
Production: Espinosa; Hugo, Martínez Arévalo; Ernesto
Photography: Guerrero; Mario
Sound: Zuno; Alejandro, Narváez del Valle; Armando
Music: Villela Vega; Arturo
Participation year at FICM: 2013

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