Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River

Atempa, Dreams at the Side of the River (2013)

Documentary

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.

Director: Edson Jair Caballero Trujillo
Writer: Edson Jair Caballero Trujillo

Casts

	Faustino Jiménez de la Cruz as
	Maira Desales as
	Raciel Orozco Ortiz as
	Ignacia Felipe López as Tía de Tino
	Felipe Rasgado Salud as Artesano y Estilista
	Tomás Jiménez Osorio as Padre de Tino
	Miguel Ángel Acevedo Luis as Estilista
	Martha de la Cruz Lina as Madre de Tino
	Lukas Avendaño as Tigre Nahual
	Eduardo Ordaz Morales as Niño Raciel
	Rosa Jiménez Gutiérrez as Madre de Raciel
	César Sánchez Orozco as Esposo

Crew