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Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River

Film

Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River

201386 min
Documentary

Being a child muxe, or Zapotec homosexual, Tino assumes the role of a woman to reach his teens, to resolve his economic situation and his past, despite social deprivation. Tino wants to achieve his dream of becoming a “quinceañera” and Queen Muxe. This is an intimate journey into a magical town of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, lost in the wild heel of Mexico, where femininity, strong women and men dressed as women prevail.

Director
Edson Jair Caballero Trujillo

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Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River stars Faustino Jiménez de la Cruz, Maira Desales, Raciel Orozco Ortiz, Ignacia Felipe López, Felipe Rasgado Salud.

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