in the wrong body is a documentary that tells the story of Mavi Sussel, the first Cuban transsexual who underwent For over two decades, a sex-change surgery, will debut in Cuba, his author
"Mavi Sussel received sex reassignment surgery (male to female) in 1988 and the documentary travels to the interior of this woman, prejudices and problems faced and the question of femininity that has been built, "said Marilyn Solaya Cuban filmmaker, cited by the National Information Agency.
Solaya, who began his career as an actress in the famous Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate, said he spent eight years researching the life of Mavi to do the work, which will be released on Wednesday in the central room and from Thursday Chaplin in theaters across the island.
The filmmaker said that in his next project, entitled "On the body," delves into the issue of sexual diversity and "the construction of femininity and masculinity," to raise public awareness about this reality. "
"Mavi Sussel received sex reassignment surgery (male to female) in 1988 and the documentary travels to the interior of this woman, prejudices and problems faced and the question of femininity that has been built, "said Marilyn Solaya Cuban filmmaker, cited by the National Information Agency.
Solaya, who began his career as an actress in the famous Cuban film Fresa y Chocolate, said he spent eight years researching the life of Mavi to do the work, which will be released on Wednesday in the central room and from Thursday Chaplin in theaters across the island.
The filmmaker said that in his next project, entitled "On the body," delves into the issue of sexual diversity and "the construction of femininity and masculinity," to raise public awareness about this reality. "
efforts of the National Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX), leading sexologist Mariela Castro, daughter of President Raul Castro, the government adopted in 2008 sex reassignment surgeries, 20 years after it was suspended after a first, Mavi, which generated controversy in a society that carries decades of discrimination against homosexuals and machismo.
Since resuming operations until June, Cuban experts performed 10 surgeries, all of male to female, between 30 transsexuals who choose them on the island, according to Mariela Castro. For operations within the national health system totally free, a Cuban medical team was trained to European specialists.
Since resuming operations until June, Cuban experts performed 10 surgeries, all of male to female, between 30 transsexuals who choose them on the island, according to Mariela Castro. For operations within the national health system totally free, a Cuban medical team was trained to European specialists.
Source: AFP
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