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Mosquita y Mari
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Wikipedia article
'Mosquita y Mari' is a 2012 coming-of-age film written and directed by Aurora Guerrero and starring Fenessa Pineda and Venecia Troncoso.
Plot
When Yolanda Olveros meets her new neighbor Mari Rodriguez, all they see in each other are their differences. An only child, sheltered Yolanda's sole concern is fulfilling her parents' dream of a college-bound future. With her father's recent death, street-wise Mari, the elder of two, carries the weight of her sister as their mother works to keep them above water.
But despite their contrasting realities, Yolanda and Mari are soon brought together when Mari is threatened with expulsion after saving Yolanda from an incident at school. The girls forge a friendship that soon proves more complex than anticipated when the girls unexpectedly experience an intimate moment between them.
As Yolanda and Mari's feelings reach new depths, their inability to put words to their emotions leads to a web of unspoken jealousy. Mari ends up meeting with a boy from the street for money in their study hideaway. The two girls spend time apart. The final scene shows them looking at each other from opposing sides of the street, with gentle smiles.
Cast
Fenessa Pineda as Yolanda Olveros (nicknamed Mosquita)
Venecia Troncoso as Mari Rodriguez
Joaqun Garrido as Mr. Olveros
Laura Pataleno as Mrs. Olveros
Dulce Maria Solis as Mrs. Rodriguez
Marisela Uscanga as Vicky
Melissa Uscanga as Vero
Omar Leyva as Mr. Galvez
Armando Cosio as Don Pedro
Critical reception
Autostraddle ranked the film 20th on its list of the 102 best lesbian films.
See also
* List of LGBT-related films directed by women
References
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