Papá Melissa
in person
Sat May 31, 5:45 pm at TCL Chinese Theaters
Part of LA Latino International Film Festival
18+ ONLY
FREE SCREENING
Also showing
World Premiere

Papá Melissa
Sophia Stieglitz
2025
77 min
Mexico
Spanish
Movie Summary: In the heart of Mexico City, Melissa and Claudia, a married couple for over 20 years and the proud parents of five, navigate Melissa's own version of gender identity. Through laughter, conflict, and unconditional love, they challenge binary thinking and embrace Melissa's paradoxical evolving self — a bold and uncanny celebration of identity, resilience, and the challenges of the path of becoming one's true self.
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