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In Córdoba, far from the Argentine capital, the end of a military regime promises a spring that is all too brief. “La Delpi” is the only survivor of a group of friends who are transgender women and drag-queens, who began to die of aids in the late 80s. In a Catholic and conservative city, the Grupo Kalas made their weapons and trenches out of improvised dresses and lip-syncing. Today the images of unique and unknown footage are not only a farewell letter, but a manifesto to friendship.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Marcos García

      La Gallega

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      La Delpi

      Self

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      Martín Shanly

      Mario

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      Marcos Caceres

      El Turco

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      Dana Colazo

      La Dupuy

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Apr 13 2024
    "La Delpi" introduces us to some of her fellow drag artists in the Argentinian city of Córdoba just as the last of the juntas bite the dust. Shot on what's clearly a VHS video, we are now shown some brief, seemingly random, clips of her community and of a broader gay one at work and at play. Their lives a fantasy of complexities - they even have their very own" Ivana" - when compared with the ignorance and hostility that still prevailed outside in what was still a very politically conservative city struggling to deal with AIDS. They have fund raisers when the drugs arrive, finally, in the mid 1...

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    Facts

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    Released

    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • aids
    • drag queen
    • lgbt
    • transgender