Together, they fashion a love story that not only challenges Pinochet's concepts of masculinity and acceptable relations, but also his downfall as a political leader. A leader figure in the group, Carlos, emerges as a love interest from La Loca and the two construct alternative realities for men and members of the queer community during the repressive dictatorship. This queering of Chilean history breaks down the myth of Chile's supposed strong man.įrom the very beginning, we meet La Loca del Frente, a key character that aids the rebel group in their attempt to plan and carry out their attack on Pinochet and his government. Lemebel's retelling of the attempt on Pinochet positions the former dictator in a precarious position in which he is not as in control as he would have had everyone believe. Lemebel shows us a new perspective in which despite Pinochet's attempts to keep queer figures out of his military and out of Chile, they surround him at every corner and influence his decisions whether he realizes it or not. Produccin editar Desde hace muchos aos, se manejaba la idea de adaptar al cine la icnica novela del artista chileno Pedro Lemebel.
I examine Pedro Lemebel's Tengo miedo torero, in which the author creates a queered version of the attempt on Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. Tengo miedo torero es una pelcula dramtica chilena dirigida por Rodrigo Seplveda con un guion adaptado de la novela homnima escrita por Pedro Lemebel. My essay examines how new historical novels offer a new look at history from perspectives possibly not included in official versions of history.
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