El centro

Following The Witch of Texcoco as she prepares for a defining concert, the film traces her fearless challenge to gender norms while celebrating Mexican tradition. In parallel, director Gabs Nápoles undergoes a personal transformation, weaving a shared exploration of identity, body, and belonging.

A 17-year-old student decides to have her breasts removed and transition to a male identity. Her mother, Ana, resists, convinced that only biological sex exists. But faced with her child’s insistence, she is forced to confront the roots of her fear. After an emotional journey through motherhood, documented in home videos, Ana comes to support her child’s upcoming surgery, who, in honor of the zodiac sign of their parents, chooses the name Leo.