Ximena García Lecuona Explained

Ximena García Lecuona is a Mexican–American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for writing the 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible.

Biography

García Lecuona was born and raised in Mexico. She came out as nonbinary and later came out as a transgender woman.

She made her debut as a screenwriter and as an executive producer with the film Anything's Possible, directed by Billy Porter.[1] [2] García Lecuona wrote the story to Anything's Possible about "trans joy" and "trans love."[3] [4] The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which she attended.[5]

She was honored as one of Variety "Screenwriters to Watch" at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2022.[6]

In August 2022, García Lecuona adapted Sara Jo Cuff's LGBT coming-of-age story The Kiss List into a screenplay, which will be directed by Sonía Sebastian.[7] The initial story, about a girl who makes a list of guys she wants to kiss, was changed by García Lecuona to make the protagonist bisexual.[7] The film was developed by MarVista Entertainment.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Swanson . Neely . 2022-07-21 . 'Anything's Possible' — Believe [MOVIE] ]. en-US . 2022-09-30 . Easy Reader & Peninsula Magazine.
  2. Web site: Hagen . Kate . 2022-07-15 . The Black List Interview: Ximena García Lecuona on 'Anything's Possible' . 2022-09-30 . The Black List Blog . en . Medium.
  3. Web site: 2022-07-20 . Ximena Garcia Lecuona Interview about Anything's Possible Movie . 2022-09-30 . Creators Faire . en-US.
  4. Web site: Dry . Jude . 2022-07-22 . 'Anything's Possible' Review: Trans Girls Get Their Very Own Cheesy Teen Romance . 2022-09-30 . IndieWire . en.
  5. Ennis . Dawn . 2022-07-14 . Billy Porter Picked This Trans Screenwriter's Movie For His Directorial Debut . Forbes . 2022-09-30 . en.
  6. News: Burton . Carson . 2022-09-08 . Variety Announces 10 Screenwriters to Watch for 2022, Honors Andrea Berloff With Award . en-US . Variety . 2022-09-30.
  7. Web site: McDonnell . Brandy . 2022-04-28 . Week in Women: Sonía Sebastian directs 'The Kiss List' . 2022-09-30 . Alliance of Women Film Journalists . en-US.

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