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Pepita, la pistolera
2026 | B/N | 106:00
In the brutal winter of Mar del Plata, in 1985, a pregnant sex worker defies the mafia and a corrupt establishment to build an underground empire that shields women from the horrors of the streets, transforming herself into a legend through shotgun fire and fierce maternal loyalty... This is the legend of Pepita the Gunslinger.

Country: Argentina
Direction: Puenzo; Lucía
Script: Puenzo; Lucía, Gelós; Andrés, Mereñuk; Tatiana
Production: Jinkis; Lucas, Puenzo; Lucía, Puenzo; Esteban, Bossi; Cabe, Bossi; Pol, Lopilato; Luisana, Furgang; Javier
Photography: Gierasinchuk; Iván
Sound: Soldevila; Fernando
Music: Goldstein; Andrés, Tarrab; Daniel
Cast:Lopilato; Luisana, Tolcachir; Claudio, Ajaka; Alberto, López; Charo, Subiotto; Marcelo, Bigliardi; Esteban, Bassani; Gustavo, Peralta; Camila
Participation year at FICM: 2026

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