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Sin vagina, me marginan

Sin vagina, me marginan (lit. 'Without a vagina, I'm marginalized') is a 2017 Peruvian comedy-drama film written, directed and produced by Wesley Verástegui in his directorial debut.[1] The film stars the model Javiera Arnillas[2][3] and the singer Marina Kapoor, being the first Peruvian film in the history of this country that has transsexual people as its main characters.[3][4]

Sin vagina, me marginan
Film poster
Directed byWesley Verástegui
Written byWesley Verástegui
Produced byWesley Verástegui
StarringJaviera Arnillas
Marina Kapoor
Caterine Solórzano
CinematographyDaniel Cortéz Valiente
Music byGeoffrey Cannock
Production
company
Esfena
Release dates
November 3, 2017 (Spain)
November 9, 2017 (Peru)
Running time
66 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

Synopsis edit

Barbie (Javiera Arnillas) is a transgender prostitute who needs operation to fulfill her dream of being a full woman and conquer a childhood sweetheart. For this she needs about 30,000 dollars, which is unaffordable for her. Together with her best friend, Microbe (Marina Kapoor), they devise a plan to get the necessary money for surgery: kidnapping Pamela (Caterine Solorzano ), the daughter of transphobic Minister for Women and Vulnerable Populations.[5]

Cast edit

The actors participating in this film are:

  • Javiera Arnillas as Barbie
  • Marina Kapoor as Microbe
  • Caterine Solórzano as Pamela

Production edit

After being nominated in 2015 for the best unpublished script at the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Cuba[4] and in 2016 being in the quarterfinals of the Joplin Award of the BlueCat Screenplay Competition and Short Film Festival,[6][7] Verástegui decided to write the script for what would be his first film. With a budget of 5,000 dollars he produced and directed the film which was shot entirely with a mobile device iPhone 6.[8] Filming lasted eight days, locating the scenes in various districts of the city of Lima. The cast is made up of amateur actors and actresses, friends and family members of the production.

Release edit

In Peru, the title of the film was censored after complaints from several parents,[9] so it could not be released to the public as scheduled for September 28, 2017, in movie theaters.[10] Even so, it was successfully released on November 9, 2017, at the III Film Week of the University of Lima.[11][12][13] On April 12, 2018, the film was finally released to the public through a streaming platform, Indie, which chose Verástegui's film to inaugurate the platform.[14] In Spain it was released on November 3, 2017, at the 22nd LesGaiCineMad.[15] After that, the film was acquired by Filmin.[16][17]

Awards edit

Year Award / Festival Country Category Result Ref.
2017 Cinema Week of the University of Lima   Peru Best Film Nominated [18][19]
Sydney Transgender International Film Festival   Australia Best Film Nominated [14]
LesGaiCineMad   Spain Panorama section Included [20]
Alternative Film Festival   Canada Best Comedy Nominated
Best Cast Nominated
Trujillo Film Festival   Peru – Included [21]
2018 Lima International Gay Lesbian Trans Film Festival – OUTFEST   Peru – Included [22]
Zinentiendo: International LGBTQ Film Festival   Spain – Included [23]
Mostra de Cine Divers Valencia   Spain – Included [24]
Lgbtiq Film Festival at El Farolito   Costa Rica – Included [25]
CINHOMO: International Festival of Cinema and Sexual Diversity   Spain To contest Nominated [26]
Third Queer Film Festival   Colombia – Included [27]
OUT'hood Series: Latinx Queer Films   United States – Included [28]
Phoenix Awards   Mexico Fiction and documentary Prenominated [29]

References edit

  1. ^ "La actriz y el director de "Sin vagina, me marginan" hablan sobre los estigmas de las personas transgénero". CNN (in Spanish). April 12, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (March 12, 2018). "¡Corazón de oro! Javiera Arnillas, la modelo trans que deslumbra en la portada de esta revista [FOTOS] | ESPECTACULOS". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b Seguido, Punto (October 3, 2017). "Javiera Arnillas, una chica trans preparada para hacer historia | Punto Seguido – UPC". puntoseguido.upc.edu.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Re-presentar-se, por Javier Ponce Gambirazio – Opinión". Lucidez.pe (in Spanish). February 23, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ cinencuentro (March 11, 2015). "Diversidad sexual en el cine peruano: miradas, personajes y estereotipos". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  6. ^ "Winners & Finalists". BlueCat Screenplay Competition. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  7. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (August 29, 2017). "Las risas de un drama:'Sin vagina, me marginan' | CHEKA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (March 8, 2019). "La historia de Javiera, la alumna trans que se siente reconocida por la PUCP | SOMOS". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  9. ^ "«Sin vagina, me marginan» es una película peruana cuyo título fue censurado y por eso no la estrenaron". Útero.Pe. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Caramantín, Carlos (August 26, 2017). "Las 16 películas peruanas que se estrenarán en la segunda mitad del 2017". Cinencuentro (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Alzada, Mano (February 21, 2018). "Sin vagina las marginan, y con vagina también". Mano Alzada (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  12. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (November 10, 2017). "Tercera Semana del Cine: empieza la recta final del festival | LUCES". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  13. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (November 1, 2017). "La Tercera Semana del Cine: Nuevos horizontes del cine peruano | CULTURA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ a b Quesada, Isabel Miró (April 20, 2018). "Indie: la plataforma de streaming que apuesta por el Perú". COSAS.PE (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Lista de películas – 22ª edición del LesGaiCineMad". LesGaiCineMad 2022 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  16. ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (March 8, 2018). "Película peruana que fue censuradase estrenó en España [VIDEO] | PERU". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Filme peruano de temática transexual es difundido en plataforma de internet". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Semana del Cine Ulima presentará lo mejor del cine nacional e internacional | Universidad de Lima". www.ulima.edu.pe. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "Largometraje 'Wiñaypacha' y corto 'Vacío/a' fueron los ganadores de la Tercera Semana del Cine | Universidad de Lima". www.ulima.edu.pe. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  20. ^ "Sin vagina, me marginan". LesGaiCineMad 2022 (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "Diario Satélite". August 28, 2018. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  22. ^ "Outfest" (PDF). Lima. August 17, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 17, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  23. ^ "Sin vagina me marginan – Zinentiendo 2018". September 12, 2018. Archived from the original on September 12, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  24. ^ Gámez, Carles (February 21, 2018). "Valencia acoge un nuevo festival de cine de temática LGBT". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  25. ^ CCECR (June 4, 2018). "Muestra de Cine LGBTIQ". CCECR (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  26. ^ "SIN VAGINA ME MARGINAN – CINHOMO" (in Spanish). Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  27. ^ "3ª Muestra de Cine Queer". July 10, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  28. ^ "Latinx Queer Film Series". Eventbrite. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  29. ^ "Premios Fénix". September 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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