El Calentito
ComedyDramaHistoryfirst timeconcertdrag queenfascismtotalitarian regimesocial controlfeminismgirlfriendfranco regime (francoism)drugspunk bandwoman director
A coming-of-age comedy-drama set in post-Franco Spain that follows a sheltered young woman's liberation through punk music, drag performance, and transgressive love.
Early 80's, Sara is a good-family girl, she has never been with a man, does not drinks, does not take drugs. Following her love, she enters in "El Calentito" a bar where the group "las Siux" is singing.
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