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Tchindas is a 2015 Spanish-Cape Verdean documentary film directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara and Marc Serena. The film premiered at the Outfest Los Angeles 2015 where it received a Grand Jury Award.

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Tchinda is one of most beloved women in Cape Verde, especially after she came out as a transgender person in the local newspaper in 1998. Since then, her name has become the term used by locals to name queer Cape Verdeans.

Released: 2015-11-0294 minDir: Pablo García Pérez de LaraDocumentary

Cast

  • Tchinda Andrade as Self
  • Edinha Pitanga as Self
  • Elvis Tolentino as Self

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Ratings

IMDb

6.8/10

49 votes

Year
2015
Runtime
94 min
Genres
Documentary, Family

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Key facts

Film.name
Tchindas
Film.image
Tchindas poster.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster
Film.director
Pablo García Pérez de LaraMarc Serena
Film.producer
Yolanda OlmosMarc Serena
Film.starring
Tchinda AndradeElvis TolentinoEdinha Pitanga
Film.music
Cesária Évora
Film.cinematography
Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Film.editing
Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Film.studio
Doble Banda
Film.distributor
Cat&Docs
Film.runtime
94 minutes
Film.country
SpainCabo Verde
Film.language
Cape Verdean Creole

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Spain
Original language
Catalan
Director
Marc Serena
Narrative location
Cape Verde
Duration
94
FilmAffinity ID
156677
Official website
www.tchindas.com/pt-br
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publication date
2015-00-00
recorded participant
Tchinda Andrade
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  • Awards and nomination
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  • References
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Tchindas is a 2015 Spanish-Cape Verdean documentary film directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara and Marc Serena. The film premiered at the Outfest Los Angeles 2015 where it received a Grand Jury Award.

== Plot == In the Atlantic Ocean, the tiny island of São Vicente works together to make something beautiful out of nothing: a Carnival. During the month leading up to the festivities the viewer discovers the struggles needed to achieve it through a person that coined a word: Tchinda.

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