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2004 · 100 mins · Spanish
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Directed by
Álvaro Buela
Starring
Roxana Blanco, Werner Schünemann, Walter Reyno, Nicolás Becerra, Beatriz Massons

Pamela, a timid 34‑year‑old cashier, spends her days working in a supermarket, attending a Brazilian‑led temple, and caring for her autistic mother. Her uneventful routine is shattered when mysterious signs—a charismatic transvestite client, dreams, barcodes and other uncanny messages—suggest she is destined to bear a messianic figure. Compelled to confront her own identity, Pamela embarks on a paradoxical inner journey, discovering that the more mystical she becomes, the more profoundly human she feels.

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