The history of Carlita Rodríguez, the first trans mining company in the country, arrives at theaters. This is Agustina Macri’s second film, starring Lux Pascal.
This is the story of Carlita Rodríguez, the first mining woman in the country. A transsexual woman who pierced the coal mine of her city, Río Turbio, managing to open the doors to other women. First, his life became a book form in “The queen of coal”, by Erika Halvorsen. And now, the same writer moved the story to the big screen with “Miss coal”, that premiered in cinemas low The Agustina Macri address and the performance of Lux Pascal. Although it is starring most of the darkness of the mine, there is light because, despite the adversities, His life story is synonymous with hope.
Carlita Rodríguez was born as a male, but decided to become a woman. He changed gender, but not sleep: work inside a mine. Without being of legal age, he left his home because his parents did not accept his decision, but thanks to this same reason he managed to realize his greatest wish. In Río Turbio, women were prohibited from entering the mines, mainly for a reason for superstition. However, according to his ID, Carlita was still a man. So, Carlita could legally work on what had fantasized all her life.
“I was a miner before being a woman,” says Carlita embodied by Lux Pascal. He hacked the system that did not recognize the genre with which it was identified. Río Turbio was governed under certain rules, then he used them in his favor. However, Everything changed when the gender identity law was approved in 2012. When Carlita Rodríguez legally became a woman.
There are roads that have more stones than others, but, without a doubt, Carlita’s He had difficulties from day one. “I am so close to my dreams, that now I feel they escape,” he says in the movie. “Miss Carbon” delicately explores this trip that will only make sense if he is faithful to whom he chose to be.
Carlita Rodriguez
“Miss coal”: a light history for transsexual women
Agustina Macri, daughter of former President Mauricio directs this story with patience. Unlike other stories where The trans community is portrayed with darkness and in a dirty way, the opposite happens here. The Chilean actress Lux PascalPedro’s sister, Accompany with an interpretation where it is allowed to be vulnerable. With few dialogues, he says a lot through his eyes and silences.
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Macri considered it essential that the community is present in the film. Both Lux Pascal and The figures that care and maternalize it, including actresses Romina Escobar and Gabriela Pastor are trans women. Besides, Carlita Rodríguez witnessed the filming of the film. Both production and cast talked to it to finish completing the construction of the characters, even became a kind of curator, since approved from each location to each costumes.
The film received Support from the National Institute of Cinema and Audiovisual Arts (INCAA) and is also a co -production with Spainwhere part of the feature film was filmed. However, the exteriors were filmed in the place of origin of the facts. Macri gives a place to the landscape with which Carlita was raised and built. In addition, it has an appearance of “Camila” (1984) by María Luisa Bemberg because, like Camila or ‘Gorman and Ladislao Gutiérrez, his love story with the Rio Turbio mine also for a while was prohibited.
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Having a hopeful film in national cinemas, today is no small thing. Even more if it is a real life story of a trans woman who not only made check to the system, but also broke it. In the city of Santa Cruz, specifically In the largest coal mine, Carlita Rodríguez found her light. “Miss coal” reflects it.
Technical file
“Miss Carbon” (2025). Address: Agustina Macri. Screenplay: Erika Halvorsen and Mara Pescio. Production: María Soler, Daniel Thought, Miguel Ángel Roca. Cast: Lux Pascal, Laura Grandinetti, Romina Escobar, Simone Mercado, Gabriela Pastor, Agostina Innella, Paco León. Duration: 94 minutes.
Source: Ambito
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