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Mosquita y Mari (2012)

Mosquita y Mari poster
Directed by
Aurora Guerrero
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two 15-year-old girls in Los Angeles become close friends. They discover feelings for each other that they do not fully understand.

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What happens

Mosquita y Mari is a 2012 coming-of-age film written and directed by Aurora Guerrero and starring Fenessa Pineda and Venecia Troncoso. It follows two 15-year-old girls, Yolanda (Mosquita) and Mari, as they navigate a budding friendship full of intimate connections that neither of them have the words to describe. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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