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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La mirada misteriosa del flamenco)

Date & Time

Sun. Apr. 26, 2026 3 PM-5 PM
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Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Diego Céspedes
Year 2025
Length 109 minutes
Country Chile
Language Spanish with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (La mirada misteriosa del flamenco)

Date & Time

Sun. Apr. 26, 2026 3 PM-5 PM
This event has passed

Location Main Campus | Law Building

Parking at Beck Garage
Drop off at Beck Building

Film Information

Theater Brown Auditorium Theater, digital
Directed by Diego Céspedes
Year 2025
Length 109 minutes
Country Chile
Language Spanish with English subtitles

Film Series

Latin Wave
The 19th edition of Latin Wave brings dynamic new movies from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.Latin Wave
 
Set in a dusty Chilean mining town in 1982, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo follows young Lidia as she grows up within a vibrant household led by drag performers and trans women. When a mysterious illness sows fear and hysteria, the community becomes the target of suspicion and violence. In his debut feature, Diego Céspedes crafts a haunting allegory of love, myth, and prejudice, reimagining the early AIDS era as a western infused with poetic intimacy and desert-dry surrealism. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival, this potent period drama honors Chile’s proud legacy of queer cinema while confronting bigotry with both vengeance and compassion.

Tickets
  • $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, students with ID, seniors (65+)
Plan Your Visit

 
Situado en un polvoriento pueblo minero chileno en 1982, el primer largometraje de Diego Céspedes sigue a la joven Lidia mientras crece en el seno de un hogar vibrante encabezado por artistas drag y mujeres trans. Cuando una misteriosa enfermedad siembra el miedo y la histeria, la comunidad se convierte en blanco de sospechas y violencia. Céspedes construye una inquietante alegoría sobre el amor, el mito y el prejuicio, reimaginando los primeros años de la era del sida como un western teñido de intimidad poética y un surrealismo tan árido como el desierto. Ganadora del Premio Una Cierta Mirada en el Festival de Cannes, este potente drama de época honra el orgulloso legado del cine queer chileno, al enfrentarse a la intolerancia con una mezcla de venganza y compasión.

Boletos
  • $10 admisión festival; $8 para miembros del MFAH, estudiantes con identificación y adultos mayores (65+)
Planea tu visita

Call for Questions 713-639-7531

Email Your Questions [email protected]

Organized by the MFAH in association with the creative partner Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires.
Sponsored by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc.

            

Additional generous support provided by Neil B. Goldstein.

Programmed in collaboration with Cinema Tropical.