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Director Sebastián Lelio & star Daniela Vega on 'A Fantastic Woman'
For the now Oscar-nominated Chilean film ‘A Fantastic Woman,’ director Sebastián Lelio cast transgender actress Daniela Vega as a trans woman dealing with the sudden loss of of her partner.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenChilean director Sebastián Lelio’s latest film, ‘A Fantastic Woman,’ tells the tale of Marina, a transgender woman dealing with the sudden loss of of her partner. Lelio cast trans actress Daniela Vega in the starring role, and now 'A Fantastic Woman' is in contention for the best foreign-language Oscar. Both Lelio and Vega join us on the show and we also pay a visit to Lelio on the set of his upcoming movie ‘Gloria,’ where he explains the difference between directing in Spanish and English. But first on the news banter, 'Black Panther' is here, and poised to shatter February box office records.
Daniela Vega as Marina, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics.
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‘Black Panther’ is here and it is huge. The newest Marvel movie, which makes history with its black director and almost all-black cast, is also being embraced by critics and crowds alike.
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A few weeks ago, back in December, we decided to get out of the studio and visit a movie shoot. We went to downtown LA, where we caught up with Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio.
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