In an isolated village of Uruguay, a community house that first started as the BELLA VISTA Football Club clubhouse then became a successful transvestite brothel before being turned into a Sunday school by angry conservative locals who expelled the transvestites. Two transvestites, Elisa, ex-football player, and a nun will bring to life this battle for control of a single physical space that used to be home to the most antagonistic institutions, which are nevertheless driven by the same motivation: passion.
Alicia Cano teaches cinema, and works as a freelance filmmaker. She got a Masters degree in documentary cinema at the Università Cattolica from Milan and worked there for three years as a filmmaker. She just finished her documentary El Bella Vista that was awarded production funds from World Cinema Fund - Berlinale, ITVS research and development, ICAU - Cinema Institute in Uruguay. She’s currently preparing a short documentary film.
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