A tour through the experience of being a drag queen in Mexico City which also investigates the collapse of the barriers of gender and the borders between marvelous and terrible in a society that is often less liberal than we would like to believe.

Dragmex

Drag queens in Mexico City break the barriers of gender and find society less liberal than they hoped

CONTENT WARNING Sexual abuse is a reality for 66% of the Mexican female population today. The issue has not been openly discussed by any government. Anaí accepts that she was abused and determines to take back the reins of her life.&nbsp;&nbsp;She decides to travel and share her story not only with her mother but the general public.

Karelu lo que deja marca (Karelu that leaves a mark)

A victim of sexual abuse breaks the silence about a crime that affects many Mexican women

During her yearly celebration to the Bony Lady (La Flaca) Arely Vazquez, a transgender woman and leader of the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) Cult in Queens, NY, faces challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago.

La Flaca (The Bony Lady)

The leader of the Santa Muerte (Saint Death) Cult faces challenges to fulfill a promise she made ten years ago

CONTENT WARNING A mother confesses what she remembers from the moment that changed her life when she was raped as a child. By painfully recalling this traumatic event, she reflects on the sexual abuse of children and the scars that these events leave in a person’s life.

Retratos de mi Madre (Portraits of my Mother)

A mother tells her son about the early sexual abuse she experienced

Andres Navarro is a young photographer whose work dignifies and gives voice to people in the LGBT+ community. With his friend and stylist, Mariana Palacios, they develop a project that reflects identity and gender through photography and styling in persons from Oaxaca.

Deconstruidos (Deconstructed)

A young photographer gives voice to the LGBT+ community in Oaxaca

Nancy is a mariachi woman who was unfairly imprisoned when she was mistaken as a trafficker while trying to cross the border into the United States. Now she lives in Mexico City with her wife Teo, with whom she has a son. Every day she goes to Garibaldi, the world's most important place for mariachi, where she is one of the few mariachi women and sings to support her family.

La Mariachi

In Mexico City, one of the few women mariachi musicians sings to support her family

After a mysterious encounter with a shaman in Texcoco, a Mexico City based musician starts a journey to reconcile with his femininity through his music, in order to become “La Bruja de Texcoco.”

La Bruja de Texcoco (The Witch of Texcoco)

A musician starts a journey to reconcile with his femininity through his music

Estela is a woman who has had to travel rough and difficult paths to support her family. One of these roads led her to meet Toño, the owner of a famous taco stand. After one more ordeal, she took over the stand, working through her grief while working in a place where people are used to seeing a man.

Estela

In order to support her family, Estela takes over a "man's" job

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