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201963 minPGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Education Disability Inclusion

Mocha

201963 minPGdocumentary

6.5/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Bachillerato Popular Mocha Celis in Buenos Aires offers high school education to transvestite and transgender adults, featuring their personal stories and activism.

“Our struggle. Their life. My right.”

Education Disability Inclusion

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Francisco Quiñones Cuartas,

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Bachillerato Popular Mocha Celis in Buenos Aires offers high school education to transvestite and transgender adults, featuring their personal stories and activism.

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Francisco Quiñones Cuartasdirector

Rayan Hindidirector

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Bachillerato Popular Mocha Celis in Buenos Aires serves transvestite and transgender adults pursuing high school diplomas. The documentary follows students as they navigate personal stories and engage in political activism. It features their struggles for equal access to education. The film captures the challenges faced by marginalized communities and shows how the school fosters empowerment and change in Argentina. Production took place in 2019.

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