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Cheila (film)

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Cheila: Una Casa Pa' Maita
Directed byEduardo Barberena
Written byElio Palencia
Produced byNelson Carranza
StarringEndry Cardeño
Violeta Alemán
José Manuel Suárez
CinematographyMahmood Patel
Edited byYolimar Aquino
Music byJosé Ramón Carranza
Distributed byFundación Villa del Cine
Release dates
  • October 27, 2009 (2009-10-27) (Festival Premiere)
  • July 16, 2010 (2010-07-16) (Theatrical Release)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryVenezuela
LanguageSpanish

Cheila (Spanish: Cheila: Una Casa Pa' Maita) is a 2009 Venezuelan tragicomedy film directed by Eduardo Barberena based on the theatrical play La Quinta Dayana written by Elio Palencia. It was first premiered at the 2009 Mérida Film Festival receiving the Best Movie and other five awards [1] it was then released in theaters on 16 July 2010.[2]

Plot

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Cheila is a transsexual who has come back from Canada to spend holidays at the quinta she bought for her mother years ago, seeking family support before undergoing her sexual reassignment surgery. Upon her arrival she finds the once luxurious house completely deteriorated and inhabited by her lazy and unemployed brothers with their wives and children. The financial problems and chaotic situations surrounding her relatives make her reconsider her relationship with them and herself.

The movie uses flashbacks to show Cheila's experiences when she was Cheíto.

Cast

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  • Endry Cardeño as Cheila
  • José Manuel Suárez as Cheíto
  • Violeta Alemán as Maíta
  • Aura Rivas as Abuela
  • Elodie Bernardeau as Katy
  • Luke Grande as Bachaco
  • Nelson Acosta as Guicho
  • Freddy Aquino as Dayán
  • Patricia Pacheco as Noreidis

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Actualidad y cultura: Cheila, Una Casa Pa' Maita se estrenará en menos de un mes | ENcontrARTE". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
  2. ^ "亿佰体育". Archived from the original on 2010-09-02. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
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