Max, TNT, Flow launch the bioseries ‘Cris Miro’ at the end of June

The Argentinian bioseries ‘Cris Miro’ will debut on TNT, Flow and Max in various territories at the end of June. While cable network TNT will air the series every Sunday in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile from June 23, local platform Flow will stream the series in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay from June 24.

Max will launch it on June 24 in Latin America, the US and in the European countries where it is available, including Spain, France, Switzerland and Portugal.

Developed and produced by Buenos Aires-based EO Media and Nativa Contenidos, the TNT and Flow Original follows the life of pioneering Argentinian trans artist Cris Miró, who was selected in 1995 as the first trans star of Buenos Aires’ Teatro Maipo. crucial moment in her life. She embraced her true identity and left her past behind to become a renowned figure in Argentine society. Miró’s fame brought visibility and acceptance to the trans community in the 1990s. However, when a stigmatizing health diagnosis derailed her plans, she decided to make a tragic pact with herself: to hide her suffering and die as meaningfully as she lived.

Based on the biography ‘Hembra, Cris Miró – Vivir y morir en un país de machos’ by Carlos Sanzol, the eight-episode series is directed by Martín Vatenberg and Javier Van de Couter. It honors Miró’s legacy as Argentina’s first trans star, a torchbearer who achieved remarkable visibility and symbolizes the ongoing struggle for recognition and acceptance, the producers said.

For Eze Olzanski of EO Media, the series comes at an opportune time. “We are living in a moment – ​​and I think this resonates with what is happening in the world – where there is suddenly a shift to a time where minorities are once again being discriminated against, where everything that has happened over the years is now some kind of discrimination is faced. of backlash,” he said.

He added: “I think the series arrives at an important time because it tells a different, diverse story and, above all, shows the human side and the true story behind this person. And for the mainstream, especially for those of us who lived in the 1990s, it shows a reality that reflects how Cris actually lived and therefore how a trans woman can live her own reality outside of the public eye.”

“Here, I think, lies another real value of the story in terms of the impact we expect it will also have on younger audiences: it resonates with the desire of young people to become who they really want to be,” noted he up.

“It was a pleasure for EO Media and Nativa to build this story together with the teams at Warner Bros Discovery and Flow,” he added.

For such an iconic role, it was a challenge to find the right actress, who the producers decided should also be a trans woman. So Olzanski, along with creator/writer/director Vatenberg, co-writer Lucas Bianchini and Nativa executive producers Karina Castellano and Helen Roca, decided to hold an initial casting call via social media.

As Olzanski tells it, they were convinced it had to be an Argentinian. “But when Vatenberg came to us and said that Mina Serrano, a Spanish trans woman living in Paris, had contacted him on social media wanting to be considered for the role, the first response was: ‘How can a Play Spanish girl living in Paris? Cris Miró, an Argentinian?’”

“The language barriers and the logical concerns came to mind, but as we were having this conversation, Martin turned the screen toward us and showed us her photo, and we realized that Mina was Cris Miró reincarnated, the spitting image of Miró .”

Serrano said: “I was already familiar with Cris’ story; she was an important source of inspiration for me. So I sent over some material, and that’s how it all started. At the time, I had just moved to Paris, and it seemed like a very distant possibility.”

“I discovered her story years ago through a book”[Las Malas” by Camila Sosa Villada, about the trans community in Argentina]. Then I was more insecure about my identity. Hearing about her opened my eyes,” she said, adding, “Sometimes we just need an example to show us that it is possible to be happy and loved while staying true to ourselves. For me, Cris was that figure.”

Now 26 years old, Serrano’s only acting experience was in the Italian film ‘Le Favolose’, directed by Roberta Torre, which premiered at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

Serrano worked in Paris as a model and in the world of performance art, cabaret and video art, and had never acted in a series before. “It was a huge challenge for us because we cast her in a leading role and appeared in almost every scene. And honestly, it’s as if Cris embodied her, and Mina became Cris Miró. Her Argentinian accent is impeccable, perfect,” said Olzanski.

“It was a very emotional shoot; the entire team felt involved in the sensitivity of the project, and this was reflected in the atmosphere; from producers Karina Castellano, Helen Roca and Ezequiel Olzanski, through the entire creative team to the last technician. We faced many challenges because we were filming in a very difficult context for the country, but we felt that this story needed to be told now more than ever; The figure of Cris appeals to empathy and freedom in all of us,” said Serrano.

“We were also lucky to have people present who were part of Cris’ life, family, friends… For me it was essential to contact them, share this experience with them and show them the respect that we had for Cris,” she said Variety.

The rest of the cast includes Katja Alemann, César Bordón, Agustín “Soy Rada” Aristarán, Vico D’Alessandro, Marcos Montes, Toto Rovito, Manu Fanego, Campi and Adabel Guerrero.