Chigualo (2019)
Overview
It is the indigenous Ecuadorian coastal festival of Chigualo, the birth of Jesus is celebrated, bandaging his eyes for a few hours and where everything is allowed. Manu, a child, arrives transvestite in the hours where God no longer sees sins, but when he discovers that Jesus had lost his bandage and he did not punish him, he will give him the impulse to reveal himself to his family and the people in his decision. Of being a girl.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Original Language | es |
| Popularity | 0.011 |
Directed By
Christian Rojas
Crew
Christian Rojas
Christian Rojas
Christian Hidalgo
Rosibel Nivicela
Elizabeth Sig-Tu
Deborah Roserño
Christian Rojas
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