Synopsis

The transsexual vedette Evelyn Wittmann (74), who settled in France after the dictatorship, returns to Chile to sell a plot of land. During the nine months of her visit, she recounts her fascinating life, marked by cabaret and the criminalization of her identity. Her story intersects with the search for the lost documentary “Prontuario” (1969) by Hernán Garrido. She claims to have appeared there, along with eleven colleagues, after an ambush in 1968 at Boîte Bossanova, the famous “Casa de la tía Carlina”.

Team

• Nicolás

  Videla

  Director / Producer

  Nico Videla is a Chilean filmmaker working as a director, producer, screenwriter, editor, and cinematographer. They have directed the feature films «Naomi Campbel» (2013), «El Diablo es Magnífico» (2016), «Travesía Travesti» (2021), and currently «Madame Wittmann’s criminal record» (2026). Nico is the Executive Director of CINESPECIE, an audiovisual production company focused on developing and creating documentary, experimental, and hybrid cinema. The company also produces projects for other artists and filmmakers, including the short films «Océanos Víricos» (2021) by Kevin Magne, «María Three Nuts» (2025) by Caro Cheuquepán, and the feature films «Mordaz» (2025) by Clio Dinamarca and «Disforia Fútbol Club» (2026) by Inti Lorca.

• Anastasia

  Benavente

  Director

  Anastasia Benavente is a writer, activist, and linguist with a Master’s degree in Gender and Cultural Studies. She is an ANID scholarship holder and Ph.D. candidate in Latin American Studies at the University of Chile. Anastasia serves as a technical advisor for the Chilean Trans People’s Union and Corporation “Amanda Jofré.” She has contributed to literary production through graphic novels, chronicles, and book prologues. Featured as the protagonist in the feature film «Travesía Travesti» (2021), she is currently working as a producer, screenwriter, and researcher for the documentary «Madame Wittmann’s criminal record» (2026) under the production company CINESPECIE.

• Kevin

  Magne

  Producer

  Kevin Magne is a dance artist, performer, and researcher in performing and audiovisual arts. They hold a Master’s degree in Art, Thought, and Latin American Culture. Since 2014, Kevin has worked on themes of corporeality—both individual and collective—exploring affective networks from a seropositive (0+) perspective. Kevin serves as the Executive Producer at CINESPECIE, producing the feature films «Travesía Travesti» (2021) and the upcoming «Madame Wittmann’s criminal record» (2026). They are also the director and producer of the short film «Océanos Víricos» (2021) and the DESACATO SIDOSO gathering, an encounter between cinema and arts with HIV themes.

Technical Info

Year of Production: 2026 – 2027
Format: Full HD
Duration: 75 minutes
Country/ies: Chile
Directors: Nicolás Videla and Anastasia Benavente
Producers: Kevin Magne, Nicolás Videla and Evelyn Wittmann
Production Company: CINESPECIE
Website: www.cinespecie.com
Social Media: www.instagram.com/cinespecie
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Awards and Official Selections

SANFIC Santiago Lab 2024

FIDBA Lab Documental 2024

Conecta, Conectados Projects Selection 2024

FAM Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosur 2025