
InOctober2019,theChileangovernmentdecidedtoraisethepriceoftransporttickets,sparkingdaysofintenseprotests.ItwasduringthisturbulentperiodthatCabaretTravesíaTravestiwasperformedforthelasttime.Aswellasbeingentertainingandhilariouslyfunny,thisradicalshowwasrazor-sharpandextremelypolitical.Scantilyclad,wearingsky-highheelsanddazzlingmake-up,MaracaBarata,AnastasiaMaríaBenavente,andAmnesiaLetalgaveshortshrifttopowerstructuresandahistoricallegacythatmarginalizedthetranscommunity,makingitatargetforoften-deadlyviolence.<br/> Aswellasbeingacelebrationofthecompany,TravestiOdysseybyfilmmakerNicolásVidela—whobynightisbetterknownbyhisstagenameAmnesiaLetal—alsoexamineshowitsuccumbedtopersonaldifferences.Thisvivid,intertwiningcollageofscenesfromperformances,interviews,andarchivefootagepaintsavibrantpictureofcomplex,activistcharacters,onethatunderscoresjusthowimportantitisthatthetranscommunitystandsuptotellitsownstories.