"VISCERAL, AND DISTURBING. UNEXPECTED ENDING"
Colombia • 18 min • 2014
Follow Bebé, a resilient trans sex worker, who wakes up robbed on the streets, setting off a chain of unfortunate events, leading to a life-changing decision. This poignant narrative explores survival, resilience, and the transformative power of choice.
This woman has lots going on, and on.
Bebé • Official Trailer iii
Voyaeon do not own the copyrights of the song Voilà by Andre Riu and Emma
Bebé • Official Trailer ii
Voyaeon do not own the copyrights of the song Voilà by Andre Riu and Emma
Bebé • Official Trailer
Narrative • Director's Note
BEBE was my first real project
It began as something small—an idea to shoot a short film on our phones. Christian wanted to show what he could do as an actor, and I had just finished a directing workshop in Cuba. I was eager to prove myself. So I wrote something fearless, something raw—and Christian embraced the challenge of playing a trans woman with a child.
What started as a scrappy idea quickly grew. A full crew came together. People believed in it. They gave BEBE a shape and a soul I never imagined. The result was something beautiful. Everyone who saw it connected with it. It even had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
I wish I had photos of that moment. I did fly to Cannes. But most of my time was spent alone in a hotel room, heartbroken—because Christian and I had broken up right after the film was completed.
Some people enter your life for a reason. Christian was meant to be my BEBE—forever.
A year later, I dropped out of university and moved to Chicago. I didn’t know what was next, but I knew BEBE had changed something in me. It showed me what I was capable of—how far a story could go when it came from the heart.
— Mario Luxxor