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    Daniela Vega, star of Oscar contender 'A Fantastic Woman,' on her breakout role and trans rights in Chile

    by Tre'vell Anderson, Los Angeles Times Nov 14, 2017 4 minutes

    By the time he completed his 2013 film "Gloria," writer-director Sebastian Lelio knew he wanted to delve back into complex storytelling territories. He, along with longtime co-writer Gonzalo Maza, was attracted to the idea of "what would happen if the person you love dies in your arms, but your arms are bad because you're the unwanted," he said.

    Such a thought is the jumping-off point for "Una Mujer Fantastica" (A Fantastic Woman), which received its Los Angeles premiere at AFI Fest on Monday night as part of the world cinema section.

    The title character is Marina, a waitress and nightclub singer who must

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