Things We Dare Not Do

In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Ñoño lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Ñoño works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman, a fraught decision in a country shrouded in machismo and transphobia.

Director: Bruno Santamaría Razo

Cast: Dayanara Cisneros, Estrella Cisneros Pardo, Yulecsi Guadalupe Castañeda Manjarrez

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