CARMIN TROPICAL
Mexico, 2015
Spanish with English subtitles/ 80′
Director/Writer: Rigoberto Perezcano
Tuesday, August 1st | 7PM
The Cinematheque
1131 Howe St (btw Helmcken and Davie)
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This mesmerizing mystery delves deep into the heart, mind, and soul of Mabel, a Mexican muxe (transwoman) who revives past demons when she comes face to face with the people, places and memories of a faraway life. After learning that her dear friend Daniela has suddenly died, Mabel travels back to her hometown of Juchitán, Oaxaca only to discover that everything is both the same and different at once. She soon finds herself immersed in a tale of crime and passion that reveals shocking moments of emotional turmoil and unadulterated truth. Part psychological thriller, part personal love story, Carmín Tropical is a layered exploration of gender and culture in a familiar world turned upside down. (Brendan Peterson, Frameline)
Carmín tropical cuenta la historia de Mabel, una transgénero originaria de Juchitán, en la zona Muxe del Istmo de Tehuantepec, en Oaxaca. Se trata de una sociedad que no está dividida en hombres y mujeres, sino en la que las muxes están reconocidos, incluso desde antes de la llegada de los españoles, como un tercer género. Las muxes no sufren discriminación ni son marginadas y desempeñan papeles importantes en su sociedad. Muxe es la palabra zapoteca para homosexual. Algunas familias lo alientan, y desde hace años es algo institucionalizado que no llama la atención de nadie.
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Producer: Rigoberto Perezcano, Cristina Velasco
Screenwriter: Rigoberto Perezcano, Edgar San Juan
Cinematographer: Alejandro Cantú
Editor: Miguel Schverdfinger
Principal cast: Luis Alberti, Juan Medellín, José Pescina.