Directing
Manuel Herreros de Lemos
Place of birth
Caracas, Venezuela
Known for
Directing
Credits
11 titles
Manuel Herreros de Lemos (born 1956, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan photographer and filmmaker. He is best known for Trans (1982), a short documentary co-directed with Venezuelan artist Mateo Manaure Arilla. Shot on 16mm in Caracas, the film portrays the lives and experiences of a group of trans women and travestis and is considered one of the earliest Venezuelan audiovisual works to address trans identities from an affirmative perspective. Trans premiered in Mérida in 1982 and was later screened at the Cinemateca Nacional de Venezuela in 1983 and, after remaining largely inaccessible for decades, was restored and digitized in recent years.
Known for
NRDocumentary about syncretism, or the combination of various distinct religious beliefs.
Psincretismo
1985
NRTrans is a 1982 Venezuelan documentary short film that offers an intimate look into the lives of a group of trans women and drag performers in Caracas, exploring their experiences in a society marked by transphobia and homophobia. Through interviews and performances, the documentary highlights the resilience and dignity of these women in the face of widespread discrimination and violence. Premiering Mérida in 1982 and screened later at the Venezuelan National Cinematheque in 1983, Trans is considered a pioneering work in the representation of the trans community in Latin American cinema.
Trans
1982
NRShort film by Manuel Herreros de Lemos.
Moebius, un atajo en el tiempo
1997
NRDocumentary about paranormal activity at the Municipal Theatre in Caracas, Venezuela.
Los fantasmas del teatro
2004
NRDocumentary about the film Trans (1982).
Detrás de Trans
1982
Documentary about Madre Erika, an important figure for folk healers in Caracas.
Sanaciones: Madre Erika
2000
Behind the camera
NRDocumentary about syncretism, or the combination of various distinct religious beliefs.
Psincretismo
1985
NRDocumentary about syncretism, or the combination of various distinct religious beliefs.
Psincretismo
1985
NRDocumentary about syncretism, or the combination of various distinct religious beliefs.
Psincretismo
1985
NRTrans is a 1982 Venezuelan documentary short film that offers an intimate look into the lives of a group of trans women and drag performers in Caracas, exploring their experiences in a society marked by transphobia and homophobia. Through interviews and performances, the documentary highlights the resilience and dignity of these women in the face of widespread discrimination and violence. Premiering Mérida in 1982 and screened later at the Venezuelan National Cinematheque in 1983, Trans is considered a pioneering work in the representation of the trans community in Latin American cinema.
Trans
1982
NRTrans is a 1982 Venezuelan documentary short film that offers an intimate look into the lives of a group of trans women and drag performers in Caracas, exploring their experiences in a society marked by transphobia and homophobia. Through interviews and performances, the documentary highlights the resilience and dignity of these women in the face of widespread discrimination and violence. Premiering Mérida in 1982 and screened later at the Venezuelan National Cinematheque in 1983, Trans is considered a pioneering work in the representation of the trans community in Latin American cinema.
Trans
1982
NRShort film by Manuel Herreros de Lemos.
Moebius, un atajo en el tiempo
1997
NRShort film by Manuel Herreros de Lemos.
Moebius, un atajo en el tiempo
1997
NRDocumentary about paranormal activity at the Municipal Theatre in Caracas, Venezuela.
Los fantasmas del teatro
2004
NRDocumentary about the film Trans (1982).
Detrás de Trans
1982
Documentary about Madre Erika, an important figure for folk healers in Caracas.
Sanaciones: Madre Erika
2000
Documentary about Madre Erika, an important figure for folk healers in Caracas.
Sanaciones: Madre Erika
2000