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When the screen becomes a mirror: A new film exposes the wounds of an island
- The Puerto Rican independent film La Pecera explores a cancer patient's end-of-life decision set on Vieques, a small island municipality.
- The film reflects the decades-long U.S. Navy occupation of Vieques, where nearly three-quarters of the island served as a bombing range and biochemical testing site until 2003.
- Vieques residents face high cancer rates, with studies showing a 27% higher overall rate and a 280% higher lung cancer rate among women compared to other Puerto Ricans.
- La Pecera, a low-budget Spanish-language film by first-time director Marrero, premiered at Sundance in 2023, earned a Goya nomination in 2024, broke Puerto Rican box office records, and toured over 20 theaters in a dozen states.
- The film's success has highlighted environmental contamination and cancer concerns in Vieques, inspiring calls for reparations, funding, and conversations about Puerto Rico's self-determination and film industry revival.
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When the screen becomes a mirror: A new film exposes the wounds of an island
By Antonio Mejías-Rentas | Edited by Patricia GuadalupeAt an arthouse theater in Santa Monica, Calif., a small crowd gathers for a Sunday morning screening of “La Pecera.” The Puerto Rican independent film explores a cancer patient’s end-of-life decision in the context of Vieques, the small island municipality contaminated by decades of U.S. Navy occupation. At the end of the screening, director Glorimar Marrero Sánchez and star Isel Rodríguez t…
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