| Cheila: Una Casa Pa' Maita | |
| Director: | Eduardo Barberena |
| Producer: | Nelson Carranza |
| Starring: | Endry Cardeño Violeta Alemán José Manuel Suárez |
| Music: | José Ramón Carranza |
| Cinematography: | Mahmood Patel |
| Editing: | Yolimar Aquino |
| Distributor: | Fundación Villa del Cine |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Venezuela |
| Language: | Spanish |
Cheila (Spanish; Castilian: Cheila: Una Casa Pa' Maita) is a 2009 Venezuelan tragicomedy film directed by Eduardo Barberena based on the theatrical play La Quinta Dayana written by Elio Palencia. It was first premiered at the 2009 Mérida Film Festival receiving the Best Movie and other five awards [1] it was then released in theaters on 16 July 2010.[2]
Cheila is a transsexual who has come back from Canada to spend holidays at the quinta she bought for her mother years ago, seeking family support before undergoing her sexual reassignment surgery. Upon her arrival she finds the once luxurious house completely deteriorated and inhabited by her lazy and unemployed brothers with their wives and children. The financial problems and chaotic situations surrounding her relatives make her reconsider her relationship with them and herself.
The movie uses flashbacks to show Cheila's experiences when she was Cheíto.