Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River

Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 21, 2013

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Atempa, sueños a orillas del río

Production Companies

Infratierra Producciones

Director

Edson Jair Caballero Trujillo

Description

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.