Alexandra Palomo

In a series of seemingly disjointed vignettes, including an extensive look into the lives of local transgender sex workers, “El Cadaver Exquisito” juxtaposes unscripted everyday rituals with staged dream sequences to provide social commentary on violence in El Salvador, especially against women.

Lucía has been possessed by the devil. Nacho, her husband, will have to learn to live with it.

Lonely and about to retire, Miguel sells tickets in a theater when a request arrives from an elder's residence for a social volunteering performance. Rejected by the theater company, Miguel convinces the stage technician, stylist and waitress to rehearse and perform the play with him instead for the elders, risking their jobs if the company found out.

Inma, a real estate agent, has only one more chance: either she sells the apartment or she is fired.