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INSPIRED BY CARLITA RODRÍGUEZ'S TRUE STORY

RÍO TURBIO, ARGENTINEAN PATAGONIA, 2008

Welcome to a special evening.

Let's invite our candidates to approach the stage.

In a few minutes,

we'll know who will be crowned the National Queen of Coal,

the sovereign of miners.

NATIONAL FESTIVAL OF COAL MINE 6

I want to fuck you.

Hey, faggot! Come here!

Come here, you fairy!

Come on, hurry!

Come on! Let's go!

-Come here! -Come here!

You shitty faggot, come here!

Go!

Let's go find him! He left, man! Let's go!

He should join the Gendarmerie. That'll get rid of his bad habits.

Carlos isn't fit to be a gendarme. He wants to be a miner.

To be a miner, you must be a real man.

None of my kids turned out normal.

-Is someone picking you up? -Yes, but later.

Who is it?

It's me. Open the door.

Serve the food.

Open the door.

Don't open the door. He'll get tired and leave.

Tami.

Tami.

He doesn't want you to come in.

SCORPIO

…members of the church

We are walking

Towards our encounter with the Lord

It is a long walk

Through the desert under the sun

We can't move forward without help from…

Where were you, son?

…the Lord

Together as siblings

Members of the church

We are walking

Towards our encounter with the Lord

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee.

Blessed art thou among women,

and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners,

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us sinners

now and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Hail Mary, full of grace,

the Lord is with thee…

-There's the faggot. -Come back, you wuss.

Whoever hits him gets a prize.

Hey, turn around!

-Aim for the head! -Come back, sissy!

Where are you going? Where are you headed?

Come back, wuss! Faggot!

Come here.

Some coworkers say they've seen a shadow, a silhouette.

Others say it's a beam of light.

The thing is that everyone thinks that it's the presence of the Black Widow,

the woman who contravened superstition

and entered the mine on a day other than that of our patron, Saint Barbara.

Don't be such a wuss.

Don't tell me you're scared of the Black Widow.

Who's there?

The group's already inside.

Get out of here.

Now!

I don't want to go back home.

SCORPIO

Stop.

They'll kick us out.

They will if they see your scared face.

There.

My turn.

There.

Do you want some?

Say yes, since it's free.

And who said it's free?

Hello.

Do you want to have some fun?

What's going on here?

Get out of here, you two.

Go ahead and pee. I'll wait for you.

Burn, baby girl.

Oh, but you love it.

-No, girl. -Yes, girl.

Look at her.

Come here.

You, come here.

You're very petite.

Don't worry. We won't eat you up.

Well, not yet.

Why don't you tell this girl

who holds the record of the coal basin?

Lohana talks herself up because she beat La Turca,

who's famous here.

They bet on who could bang more miners in one night.

And who won?

She did, of course, cutie.

Do you want some?

Your hair is so nice.

And the complexion?

-It's like porcelain. -She's a little doll.

We're closing!

Come on, girl, go home. This isn't a hotel.

Let's go.

You can go, girl.

I want to stay.

Are you sure?

We'll look after her, okay?

Go to your mom's house.

-Have a good night. -Have a good night.

Say hi to your mom.

Do you know Rosita?

We know everyone around here.

-Even if they don't see us. -We're like the town bats.

Well, you might be a bat.

I'm always a butterfly, honey.

Do you have a place to stay?

Okay, stay with me.

There are more blankets in the closet.

Why don't you take a shower?

It'll warm you up before sleeping.

Thank you.

Good morning!

OPEN CALL

RÍO TURBIO COAL MINING COMPANY RECRUITING MEN OVER THE AGE OF 18

TO WORK INSIDE THE MINES AND ON THE SURFACE

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, Carlita

Happy birthday to you

You'll be able to vote now, girl.

-And get your driver's license. -And go to prison.

Consider your wish carefully.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

-Yes! -Good job!

Happy 18, cutie!

Take care.

-Love you. -Love you more.

You missed this column. Fill it out completely.

Next.

Next.

Yes.

Next.

-Do any of your relatives work here? -Yes.

Uh, no.

Do relatives get priority?

Did a relative tell you about the call?

I saw the ad at the mutual society.

Okay.

A relative of mine is a driver.

Óscar Rodríguez.

He's my dad.

Okay.

-Anything else I need to do? -No.

You'll be assigned to an area, sign the precontract,

and begin training tomorrow.

Next.

Let me see, please. Thanks.

You'll walk nine kilometers per day?

You'll have quite an ass.

It's such a waste to cover it up with those overalls.

Working in the mine was always a dream for me.

And now that it's so close, I'm very scared that it'll slip away.

You'll be hired.

You're compliant.

Compliant with what?

With their requirements.

You think it's wrong, right?

What?

Agreeing with them.

There has never been a woman who is also a miner.

I'm fed up with that superstition.

But it's like revenge. For them, I'm just another guy.

No, you're not a guy, and you're not like them.

They finish work, they come to Scorpio

and they know very well who we are.

Come on.

Eat or it'll get cold.

These days, if I don't run errands with you, I don't see you.

Don't start whining.

My co-workers have started,

and Human Resources told me

that my paperwork is delayed because it needs your signature.

Do you know Dr. Aucedo?

The psychiatrist?

I can do the consultation.

But the trainer issued his report and this person is fit for the job.

Call me when you're done, okay?

You won't sign the health certificate, huh?

What are you afraid of?

You're not here to deal with other people's fears.

But I want to know.

It's been a week and you haven't signed my papers.

The psychologist.

He noticed some gender dysphoria.

Based on your looks.

Do I need to stop taking hormones to get this job?

Do you have an endocrinologist who monitors your treatment?

I'll refer you to get a general checkup.

It's for your own health.

Not for the medical certificate.

The trainer said you can do the job very well.

Do you feel safe in that work environment?

What do you mean by safe?

The work environment.

Your co-workers.

I need to work.

Not make friends.

APPROVED

-Name and number. -Pepe Ilich.

Come on. Next.

Move it. Come on.

Come on.

Ready, Horacio?

Ready. Give me a second. Go.

Okay, guys.

This thing that looks like a canteen is the self-rescuer.

From the time you activate it, you have 30 minutes to find an exit.

Thirty minutes.

That's why you must be aware of the emergency exits

and the gallery number signs.

The gallery number is like a street name inside here.

Here, I'm known as Lemon.

If you call me by my name, I won't turn around.

Each of you will have overalls, safety boots, a helmet, safety items.

When you're ready, we'll start mining school 101.

Use these first days to ask me anything.

Okay?

Come on, guys.

Let's see, dude. Belt?

Go.

And yours?

Go.

Horacio.

Give me a belt.

Here you go.

What was your name?

I'm Carli.

Let me know if you need smaller safety boots.

Once all of you are ready, meet me in the gallery.

Come on, guys.

Now we'll split up into work groups.

The first group will work with the crown pillars

which are these structures that keep the gallery open

and sustain the pressure from the hill.

On the tables, you'll find everything you need to work.

Hammer, fasteners, chains, winches.

The second group will grab the pickaxes and shovels,

and clean the whole gallery.

The last group will work with the jackhammer.

This little beast that Horacio is holding will allow us to drill through rock

and create niches where the space is narrower.

-Okay? -Okay.

Come on!

First the pickaxe, then the shovel.

Let's go!

Hold the shovel firmly. Come on.

We look like high school girls. Come on!

I'll join in!

There. That's the energy. Come on.

Go! Come on!

The first thing we'll do is check the vital signs.

For that, we'll monitor the carotid pulse and the respiratory rate.

If our co-worker doesn't show any vital signs,

we will proceed with CPR.

Okay?

Now I'll need a volunteer.

You. Hand me the spine board that's back there.

There.

Guys, we always have to keep the head stable.

Always.

While the others place the body on the board.

When I count to three, we'll turn the body

and we'll place the strap at the end, okay?

One, two, three. Go.

Yes. That's it.

-Yes. -Very good.

Careful.

When I count to three, we'll lift it.

Slowly.

One, two, three.

Hey, slowly.

What if you get injured?

When I hear the bells ring,

it's as if you were talking to me.

I wanted to see this place.

You're crazy, Camila.

Yes.

What am I going to do with you?

Whatever you want.

Those doing stoping and cleaning, come to transportation.

Those who completed transportation,

grab a pickaxe and keep hitting the mantle.

Come on, guys, because it's the last day of school.

Next week, you'll become men.

Come on.

Come on, man.

The crown pillars must be carried by two people.

Cóndor, help Carli move that crown.

Come on.

The hips are what he'll move.

If I open my mouth, I'll ruin your family, and yours, and yours.

Okay. Let's keep working. Come on.

Let's go.

The next ones. Go.

The next ones.

That crown pillar weighs 120 kilos.

I want both of you inside with me.

May I have your attention for a moment?

Listen, guys.

Pay attention for a moment.

Romero, David, surface.

-Yes! -Good!

Silence!

Becker, Santiago, inside.

Morales, Andrés, surface.

Gutiérrez, Víctor, inside.

Robledo, Ricardo, surface.

Flores, Camilo, surface.

Rodríguez, Carlos, inside.

The faggot was sent inside!

Tomorrow, 6:00 a.m…

Viole, tell me…

any place that you think seems less dangerous for me.

Any place you can come up with.

It's the same job Dad used to do.

Electromechanics and mechanics

is where the equipment is fixed and maintained.

It's inside, deep inside, but it's maintenance work.

Your dad worked in production.

They send heavier people there. I won't pretend I'm very strong.

But inside, we are all equal.

I need you to be happy for me.

I'm a miner, Viole.

A miner.

Don't let the Black Widow find out.

You hear me?

I can do it.

I'll help you.

Thank you.

Look.

If you ask me…

Where does he hide the shaft?

Does anybody know?

-Man, you must know. -Who cares?

Did something happen?

Why are you here?

I saw you dressed like that and I went weak at the knees.

You idiot, I thought something had happened at home.

-I'll get particles all over you. -Don't pretend to be a scientist!

Remember when you were little

and you asked me to bring you here to play?

You asked, "What's that for?"

"And that?"

And what did you come up with?

I don't know.

What is Mom saying?

She cries.

She thinks I don't hear her, but she cries.

We miss you, Carli.

Come on. Hurry.

Come in. I'll get them and you can go.

Carli!

I knew you could do it.

Do what, Mom?

I'm very proud of you. You made our dream come true, son.

Some new things I got, and a moisturizer that you'll like.

The little bag is a freebie.

Thank you.

Some co-workers won't get a single peso today

because their salaries are being garnished for dues.

How much credit can I ask for?

Look at everyone's car.

Dealerships sell them the car they want,

and the mining company makes the payments.

You can also apply for cash credits.

It's called a personal loan. Ask the clerk about it.

Cóndor, are you coming to the bar with us?

-Of course, man. -Yes!

I like this house, Viole.

Hey, guys! Who left a little present in junction 9?

The Basques are making the rounds. You can smell it as far as 11C.

Guys.

One second, please.

These gentlemen are the engineers who came to implement the KSW roadheader.

I'll leave you with Engineer Muñoz, who will give you more details.

Good morning, everyone.

Today, we have a big challenge.

We'll learn to do predictive maintenance

of the conveyor belt impact reducers.

Who here works in mechanics?

Great. You'll need to take care of this, okay?

Because I can come, but… not very often.

-Thank you. -A bit more.

-Cheers! -Fill up the glasses.

Hey!

-Hello! -Hey!

Hey, a het is finally serving us!

To the new house!

Thanks for coming, girls.

-Cheers! -Cheers!

Did you ask for gel?

Yes, it's in the prescription.

Estradiol Rontagel.

Good afternoon, sir.

Anything else, Carlos?

Oh, you're…

-You're in the mechanics group, right? -Yes.

You have a good memory.

Hey, am I getting you in trouble?

I'm protecting you.

If you want to protect me, let's sit somewhere.

I can't keep going.

This way.

I am "nyc."

Born and raised in the coal basin.

Like the condors.

Have you ever thought of leaving?

I was born wanting to leave.

I even thought about going

to a Catholic boarding school in the province.

I'm glad you didn't.

Shall we?

Is the walk over?

Why are you staring at me?

Does it bother you?

I've never seen my town from here.

I'm leaving.

I'm not in a hurry, okay?

I don't mind if people see us having breakfast together.

All mining towns are somewhat similar.

Wherever you go, they're alike.

Are there towns like this one in your country?

I like this landscape.

Gallegos is very flat, very…

I haven't been to Gallegos in a long time.

Come over for a weekend.

Stop it.

Why?

-Don't pretend you're excited. -What's wrong with inviting you?

I'm an unattached man.

You're unattached too, right?

Getting ready to go back home?

Isn't that too much?

What? Am I the only one?

Didn't you notice the scent of cologne here?

Cheap cologne. That's why it's such a strong scent.

Yes. Yours.

The deodorant that you buy costs two pesos.

-Filthy pig. -Spend an extra peso.

Stay away from cologne or your wife will kill you.

Yes, she will.

-Filthy pig. -Spend a bit more dough.

-No, my wife will kill me! -What do you expect from this cheapo?

Girls.

Girls, are you listening? Please, girls.

Let's talk one at a time.

Okay, Marcela. Who's going first?

Diana, do you want to start?

Do our friends who have surgery

feel more like women because they have a vagina?

Then we're saying that genitality is important.

Everyone can do whatever they want.

But we can't avoid talking about this. Is it a personal or a cultural desire?

And our right to beauty?

The beauty of the travesti body also includes a penis.

Okay, girls, listen.

What if we're forced to undergo surgery to get our IDs?

-What if that happens? -That's why we should be organized.

The bill must be very detailed

or it could work against us.

They'll say we always have a bone to pick.

No, really.

Let's wait for the bill to be signed, and then let's look for flaws.

I don't want my ID to say "female."

I don't want my ID to say "woman."

I want my document to say… "travesti."

I want my document to say "trava."

"Trans."

What do you want your gravestone to say?

SCORPIO

Carli.

Yuli, tell her what you told me about the ID once the bill is signed.

Your gender identity has to be in the company files.

Yes, but only men can go inside the mine.

The only day that women come inside is December 4.

It's an unshakable tradition.

There's even a legend of a woman

that went looking for her miner husband and died in a cave-in.

They'll have to put up with this cave-in, honey.

Way to ruin my day off.

Do you have a problem?

Stop, Luchi.

-He's my brother. -Okay.

Hey, look at these nice bags. They're made from a conveyor belt, right?

Yes, it's the only thing the chisel won't cut.

Oh. But do you make them here?

-No. Carli made it for me. -I see.

She makes them for anyone who asks, not just me.

The engineer is going back to Gallegos. I might not have time to make him one.

Oh. Are you leaving us?

No, not at all.

You won't forget me so easily. I'll be back.

-You must come to monitor the machine. -Sure.

Sir!

Coming!

Sorry about this. It's just…

I've been living here and there for so many years,

that I'm used to setting up house at hotels, you know?

That must be nice.

Living at a hotel? No.

No, being the new one everywhere.

I feel calmer in Gallegos.

Can you describe "calmer"?

I have a home there, I go to the supermarket, I cook.

And any day now, I might buy a dog.

And now you can get married.

That too.

I was invited to the December 4 festival.

I might go.

Do you like that festival?

Yes, I love the Coal Festival.

The queen contest.

It was my childhood festival.

But then it got complicated.

I like you.

What's wrong?

Don't say that.

Can't I say anything nice to you or what?

No, nothing.

Okay, then.

GENDER IDENTITY BILL VOTE - 2012

…I propose that we do the general voting first.

And there are two types of abstentions in particular, Section 5…

Let's see. There it is. Let's see.

…and sections 11 and 12…

They like the nighttime.

I haven't been this nervous since the 1990 Italy penalty shoot-outs.

Let's see.

Look what time it is. They're more alert than us.

These people like nights and brothels.

They're going to vote.

So, we're voting.

We have 55 affirmative votes and one abstention…

-To the law! -To the law!

For the organizations,

for Pía Baudracco, who died

without being able to register her real name,

for Úrsula, for Pelusa,

and for all those who fight every day for a better country.

Thanks.

To the law, ladies.

To the law.

Yes!

Let's dance, girls. Let's celebrate!

Harder!

Shall we?

Carla Bárbara Rodríguez. National Identity Number: 37 255 313.

Hi.

I was getting nervous because you hadn't arrived.

I have five minutes.

Damn it.

It's the Basques. They're ready. I have to go.

Okay.

I'll wait until you leave.

I'll miss you.

Yeah.

And I won't break the machine on purpose so that you're asked to come urgently.

If you come to the Coal Festival, I'll go to the dance with you.

Okay.

Lemon said you'll be on medical leave as of Monday.

Yes, I have a scheduled surgery.

Don't get to used to me not being here, okay? Don't replace me.

No.

Do you want to have a drink with us today?

As a farewell.

Just in case I die in the OR?

-Yes! -Yes, damn it!

-Horacio pays for the last round. -Come on, cheapo.

Cacho, give me a beer.

What are people saying about my surgery?

Nothing that I know of.

Lemon told me so we could rotate and cover for you.

And is it a complicated surgery or…?

No.

Well, whatever you need, let me know. Okay?

I'm not going to…

Hey, since we were just paid, we can go to Scorpio for a bit, right?

I've seen you there.

Hey, come with us. Come on. Join us.

Come on, Carlita.

Ten,

nine,

eight,

seven,

six,

five,

four…

Hello.

What's up?

How is Patagonia's own Coca Sarli doing?

Did you see that Tami brought me old photos?

-Show me. -Look at this one.

-The little suitcase. -This one.

First of all, I want to say

that this relocation won't affect your income.

Your category and salary

as an inside worker will be honored.

What do you mean by relocation?

A different position. A different activity.

Did you get a complaint about my performance?

You work as a mechanic

in the primary preparation area inside the mine.

Given your new situation,

an administrative incompatibility has come up.

What's that incompatibility?

Supposedly, you're a woman now.

And you know that in this company, women get other types of tasks.

But I'm a mechanic.

I've been working as a mechanic for years.

If you say you're a woman now, you'll have to lead the life of a woman.

-Is it a punishment? -Those are the company rules.

Where's that rule on paper?

You were born and raised in the coal basin.

I was born and raised.

Are you saying you don't know the rules for women?

It's not a rule. It's a superstition.

All these years, I didn't cause any cave-ins.

What bothers you? That I'm a woman or that I got boobs?

What if by letting you stay

lots of women respond to the next call?

You know the inside.

It's not for women. There isn't even a restroom.

Look on the bright side.

Same salary, reduced hours.

And you get to protect your complexion.

Shall we go together?

Hey, come on.

At least you won't have an accident turning on a computer.

I don't know how to turn them on, Viole.

You can show off your long nails. They're so nice.

I'd rather have my hands cut off with a crown pillar.

Imagine having a stump on top of everything else.

Come on, it's late.

RÍO TURBIO COAL MINING COMPANY

Good morning.

Management sent me here.

You must know what you have to do.

What are you looking at?

Is there something on my face?

Who has the key to the restroom?

Your restroom is open. We lock ours.

And which one is my restroom?

You can use the other one, in the hallway.

Did you send a message to the engineer?

A photo with your new look?

He didn't respond again.

What if I have surgery again?

I'll just get rid of the implants, that's all.

I'll go back to the mine.

I increased your dose.

It might improve your mood.

Have you considered getting therapy?

The psychologist here will want to convince me I'm a male.

I can request a referral to Gallegos.

We can find you therapy there.

A couple times a month.

Medical leave doesn't last forever, Carla.

You'll have to figure out what to do.

Have some dessert at least.

I'm not hungry.

It has cinnamon.

See?

Like when you were little.

What they're doing to you isn't fair.

It's not fair at all.

I'm sure you work harder than anyone else.

You can take the whole bowl. That way, you can share it with Viole.

Okay?

They just found a leather boot.

MARCELA CHOCOBAR MURDERED TRAVESTICIDE IN RÍO GALLEGOS

A boot and her bald head.

They must have fed her to the pigs.

She worried about what our gravestones would say.

And we only have a head for her burial.

No one goes to prison for killing a travesti.

Coqui knows we're not coming today.

And Marce would kill us if we just stayed here crying.

We have to go out for her.

Let people see us.

Let them look at us.

Here is the trans resistance!

JUSTICE FOR MARCELA

Here is the trans resistance!

Here is the trans resistance!

Here is the trans resistance!

Marcela Chocobar!

Present!

Now!

And always!

Justice!

The coal goes there after going through the treatment plant.

Directly to the railroad cars.

And then it goes to the harbor, where ships take it to Japan.

That was the prize.

She earned the trip.

Just imagine that queen's life.

Days and nights on a ship full of coal and men.

Ever since I was a kid, I dreamed of being inside a mine,

in that black hole…

where I couldn't see a thing.

But I was a miner.

I dreamed of being a miner before dreaming of being a woman.

No one can take away what you've achieved.

No one.

You earned it and it's yours.

It's mine.

I earned it.

-I earned it. -Yes.

You earned it, Carli!

I earned it!

GALLERY 2P5

Does anyone think I can't keep working inside?

-No. -No, pal.

-No. -No.

Do you think I'm not good at this?

-No. -No.

They can't remove me from here.

It's the only thing I know how to do.

We won't let them, Carlita.

If they fire you, we'll go on strike.

-Right, guys? -Yes!

I don't agree. I don't agree, guys.

We defend ourselves by working.

So, I propose that we all go inside,

and none of us leaves

until Carlita has her contract.

That's how we learned to fight.

Together.

United.

So, let's go inside!

No one leaves until they confirm

that Carlita is coming back to the mechanics area.

-Let's go, guys! -Let's go!

Let's go!

-Let's go. -Let's go.

Go!

-Come on, buddy! -Don't give up, pal!

-Long live the mining fight! -Long live!

NATIONAL FESTIVAL…

Welcome to a special evening.

…OF COAL

Let's invite our candidates to approach the stage.

In a few minutes,

we'll know who will be crowned as the national queen of coal,

the sovereign of miners.

MINE 6

And the fabulous queen of coal is…

Carla Bárbara Rodríguez!

The first female miner of the coal basin!

Carli!

Yes!

Yes! Friday! Come on, it's Friday!

-Let's go, it's Friday! -Let's go to work!

Let's go!

Let's go to work.

Hurry up, man.

QUEEN OF COAL

THANKS TO HER FIGHT, CARLITA OPENED THE DOORS

SO THAT ALL WOMEN COULD WORK INSIDE THE MINE.

SHE'S NO LONGER THE ONLY ONE,

BUT SHE'LL ALWAYS BE THE FIRST FEMALE MINER OF THE COAL BASIN.

Subtitle translation by: María C. Delgado