THE WONDERS

LAS MARAVILLAS

By Rob MENDOZA

CINEMA VERANO - as PROD

LGBT - Completed 2024

Leo (27) returns to Las Maravillas, his mining town in southern Ecuador, because Tiberio (60), his macho father, is dying. The return reunites him with Ricardo (27), a miner who was his first love and also confronts his true identity with his father.

Festivals
& Awards

Locarno 2024
Open Doors screenings
    • Year of production
    • 2024
    • Genres
    • LGBT, Fantasy, Drama
    • Countries
    • ECUADOR
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0 - 0.3 M$
    • Duration
    • 20 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Rob MENDOZA
    • Writer(s)
    • Rob MENDOZA
    • Synopsis
    • Leo (27) returns to Las Maravillas, his mining town in southern Ecuador, because Tiberio (60), his macho father, is dying. The return reunites him with Ricardo (27), a miner who was his first love and also confronts his true identity with his father. As he navigates reunion and farewell, Clarita (45), a trans shaman, will teach him that we are more than what we can see.