Argentine bio series “Cris Miro” is slated to debut on TNT , Flow and Max across various territories in late June. While cable network TNT will be airing the series every Sunday from June 23 in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, local platform Flow will stream the series in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay starting June 24. Max launches it on June 24 across Latin America, the U.
S. and in the European countries where it’s available, including Spain, France, Switzerland and Portugal. The TNT and Flow Original, developed and produced by Buenos Aires-based EO Media and Nativa Contenidos, traces the life of trailblazing Argentine trans artist Cris Miró who was selected in 1995 as the first trans vedette of the Teatro Maipo in Buenos Aires, marking a pivotal moment in her life.
Embracing her true identity, she left her past behind to become a renowned figure in Argentine society. Miró’s fame brought visibility and acceptance to the trans community in the 1990s. However, when a stigmatizing health diagnosis shattered her plans, she resolved to make a tragic pact with herself: to hide her suffering and die as meaningfully as she lived.
Based on the biography ‘Hembra, Cris Miró – Vivir y morir en un país de machos’ by Carlos Sanzol, the eight-episode series is directed by Martín Vatenberg and Javier Van de Couter. It honors Miró’s legacy as Argentina’s first trans vedette, a torchbearer who achieved remarkable visibility and symbolizes the enduring struggle for.
