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El Niño Pez (The Fish Child)

May 14, 2010 - 8:30pm, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Our Latin film series continues with Lucía Puenzo's fantastical El Niño Pez. Following on the success of her previous film XXY (2008 Boston LGBT Film Festival) Ms. Puenzo builds upon her reputation as an uncompromising filmmaker with a film that is firmly grounded in the tradition of Gabriel García Márquez' magical realism.
Co-presented by The Boston Women's Group
Co-presented by: Somos Latin@s LGBT Coalition.
 

Films in this program

El Niño Pez (The Fish Child)

Lucia Puenzo, 96min, Argentina, 2009, Spanish
Lala, a teenager from the most exclusive suburban neighborhood in Buenos Aires is in love with La Guayi, her 20-year-old Paraguayan maid. They plan to run off together and living on Lake Ypoá, but after Lala’s father is murdered, La Guayi ends up in prison. While Lala waits to be reunited with her lover, the fish child guides her to the bottom of the lake, where Lala discovers La Guayi’s dark past. … More info
Appears in: El Niño Pez (The Fish Child)