MEJUNJE

By Javier PERNAS

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Documentary - Completed 2023

Melisa Granados is an actress, she is 37 years old and has down syndrome. She has a long career in the theater world. The actress will fight to break down walls and prejudices to make her way in a world that discriminates and stigmatizes disabilities, with only laughter as a weapon.

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Ventana Sur 2023
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary, Social issues
    • Countries
    • ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH-ARGENTINE
    • Duration
    • 82 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Javier PERNAS
    • Synopsis
    • Melisa Granados is an actress, she is 37 years old and has down syndrome. She has a long career in the theater world and more than a dozen staged works. However, tonight is different. She premieres her first one-person show.
      Her clown is Mejunje, a glamorous one who confronts and bothers. Together with her, the actress will fight to break down walls and prejudices to make her way in a world that discriminates and stigmatizes disabilities, with only laughter as a weapon.