The lights of Corrientes Avenue are not for everyone. Flashes can dazzle and you have to be prepared to face them. In a world hostile to change, moreover, imposing oneself on a theater marquee gives the tone of the charisma or luminosity that the personality that is indicated there may have. That is the strong message behind Cris Miró (She)the biopic about the first trans woman that the magazine theater had.
The series created and directed by Martin Vatenberg puts the magnifying glass on the life of Cris Miró in the ’90s where the gaze towards LGBTIQ+ community It was not like what it is today. The star managed to capture the attention of the media after her arrival at the Maipo theater, which is conveyed in the biopic that shows in detail her conversion into an absolute star.
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What “Cris Miró (Her)” is about
The dressing rooms of a nightclub wait for the stars that will give one of his most attractive shows. She waits for her turn to go on stage, while the audience watches from the tables. When she does it, she fills the environment with energy and hypnotizes one of the greatest artistic representatives of Argentina.
Thus was born in business show Cris Miroaccording to the biopic that reflects on the screen the intense life that the first trans star of the revue theater had and who died very young, at 33 years old.
The similarity between Mina Serrano and Cris Miró is surprising. (Photo: Instagram/_minaserrano)
Based on the book Female, Cris Miró – Living and dying in a country of males by Carlos Sanzol, the series is a historical journey, with good ideas on an aesthetic level, about the time in which the remembered dancer became a total icon. Follows the line of other productions such as Coppola, The Representative either Monsoonwhich put a magnifying glass on situations of famous personalities in the past.
The focus of the beginning of Cris Miró (She) It is set in the time when he lived with his family in Belgrano while studying dentistry until the moment he appeared in front of Lino Patalano to earn a place in Maipo.
On that path, the artist she lived disowned by her own mother who reproached him all the time for his identity and felt firsthand permanent discrimination what society did to people from the LGBTIQ+ community.
Who is Mina Serrano, the protagonist of Cris Miró (Her)
The construction of her as a star becomes intertwined with the complexity of her state of health based on the superb performances of the protagonists. The one that stands out is Serrano Minewho plays Cris Miro: Its composition is perfect, powerful and does not fall into exaggerations that would lead to the risk of caricatures, as often happens in this type of plot.
The Spanish actress said in several interviews that she suffered bullying when she was a girl and lived in Granada, until he moved to Madrid and decided to travel. “Cris Miró is a lighthouse, a reference and an inspiration. She represented a model of femininity that inspired me, something about me resonated with her,” he commented, in an interview with Clarion.
Mina Serrano said that one of her references was always Cris Miró. (Photo: Ninch Company / Max / TNT)
That way of idolizing her idol ended up mimicking her so that she could achieve one of the best interpretations of a real character in a biopic: Without Mina Serrano it would have been difficult to achieve the quality of the series.
Furthermore, the rest of the cast is up to par, especially, Katja Alemann and César Bordónwho play the parents of Cris Miro. They complete the cast Agustín “I am Rada” Aristarán, Vico D´Alessandro, Marcos Montes, Toto Rovito, Manu Fanego, Martin “Campi” Campilongo, Carolina Kopelioff, Alejandro Tantanian and Adabel Guerreroamong others.
Who was Cris Miró and why was he important for the show
Cris Miró was the first trans Argentine vedette that dazzled on the stage of the Maipo Theater. In 1995, he arrived at the work Long live the Magazinesummoned by the famous Lino Patalano and discovered some time before by Juanito Belmonte.
Her life had a double side: while her family treated him like a man, she imposed her identity on the outside. in small performances on the nightclub stage.
Cris Miró, in a portrait published on the official website of the Argentine Republic (Photo: Argentina.gob.ar)
Once he left college to dedicate himself fully to entertainment, he tried to become a full professional. So, studied dance with Julio Bocca and theater con Alejandra Boero.
His image multiplied in different television programs and his figure was accepted, respected and praised by society in Argentina. This led other trans artists to show themselves from that moment on.
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A few years after the great success of Maipo, Cris Miró had a health problem. After receiving the diagnosis of lymphatic cancersuffered several hospitalizations in 1999. On June 1 and only 33 years old, he died. His revolutionary trail continues to this day.
