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Tchindas

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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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

Key dates

Published: 2015

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: film
Genre: documentary film
Country of origin: Spain
Original language: Catalan
Director: Marc Serena
Composer: Cesária Évora
Narrative location: Cape Verde
Duration: +94
FilmAffinity ID: 156677
Official website: www.tchindas.com/ca

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Article

8 sections

Contents

Plot
Cast
Recognition
Reception
Awards and nomination
See also
References
External links

== 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.