Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival 2009

Macho man Charly (Rodrigo Bastidas) finds his world is turned upside down when he’s released from a short jail stint in Mexico City and is forced to make a new life in Viña del Mar, Chile with his nine-year-old son, Pedro (Bastidas’s real-life son Raimundo). Short on options and cash, Charly decides to move in with his estranged father, Mario (veteran Chilean comedian Coco Legrand), who wants to help them start anew. Tradition and ideals are sorely tested when Charly discovers that Mario is flamboyantly out and proud and partnered with a man half his age. Charly tries almost everything to keep the shocking news from his son, but grandfather and grandson begin to develop a strong bond. Moreover, Charly has no choice but to take work in a nearby gay bar and pass for gay for the good tips. When he meets sexy Liliana, things get really complicated. The journey of confusion and discovery that Charly and his father take after 30 years apart illuminates this bright comedy that addresses the serious issue of homophobia in Latino society.

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