Set in the marginal neighbourhood of Corongo and the seigniorial cobblestone streets of Lima, Peru, MARICONES unveils the many contradictions and advances of a sexual revolution that is sweeping the world at the dawn of the XXI century.
The documentary MARICONES (Faggots) was inspired by the contradictions and preconceived assumptions of a machista society. Director/Producer Marcos Arriaga challenges local beliefs by asking whether another world is possible.
He introduces us to Eusebio, 58, a gay man from the popular neighbourhood of Corongo where Marcos grew up. A former male prostitute and cabaret dancer, Eusebio is a neighbourhood personality who supports his deceased brother’s two sons through catering gigs.
The second protagonist is Juan Carlos Ferrando, the son of one of Peru’s most famous television personalities. He studied film and television in Europe and at the BBC in London where he first discovered that it was OK to be gay. Currently a drag comic performer, he owns a successful theatre and is one of the organizers of Lima’s fledgling annual Pride Parade.
- Festival de Fortalezs de Cinema de Diversidad Sexual. Brazil. July 2007
- II Asturies Gay-Lesbian Film Festival. Spain. August 2007.
- Outfest Peru, Centro Cultural Espana. Lima, Peru. June 2007.
- Body Politics in the Americas, Centro Cultural Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Argentia. June 2007.
- 6TH Alucine, Toronto Latino Film Festival. 2005
- Inside Out, Toronto Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2005
- Frameline 29, San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival 2005
- Fresno 16th Annual Reel Pride, California 2005.
- Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2005
- Mix Brasil 2005
- Rainbow Reels Queer Festival, Waterloo Ontario 2006
- Cinemarosa Spring Season 2006. Queens, N.Y.
- San Diego Latino Film Festival 2006
- Lisbon Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, September 2006
- XI Budapest - Hungary LGBT Film Festival. June 2006.
- I International Film Festival of Sexual Diversity `Llamale H` Montevideo - Uruguay. 2006.
- 10th Gay & Lesbian Film Festival QUEERSICHT Bern - Switzerland. 2006.
- 11th Festival International de Cine Lesbico de Madrid. 2006.
