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‘La herida de un hombre no es una novedad’: Gender, violence and performance in Azul y no tan rosa
- Source: Empedocles: European Journal for the Philosophy of Communication, Volume 11, Issue 2, Dec 2020, p. 147 - 152
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- 23 Oct 2020
- 05 Nov 2020
- 01 Dec 2020
Abstract
Azul y no tan rosa was the first Venezuelan film to win the Goya for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film. It was also the first Venezuelan film to feature a kiss between two men, as well as an openly transgender character. At the heart of the film is a scene which cross-cuts between transsexual Delirio performing the 1980s Venezuelan pop hit ‘No soy una señora’ and a vicious homophobic attack. This scene exemplifies the film’s preoccupation with the performance of gender, its denunciation of machista violence, and its call for acceptance of difference.
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