Maspalomas

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The different types of closets that exist, ageism, the wounds of the pandemic, family constraints, friendship, psychology... Maspalomas addresses many themes, but it stands out, above all, for the way it manages a beautiful policy of kindness that ends up hovering over all of them. Vicente's story is a reverse coming of age, not as a journey forward, but as a return to heteronormativity; and the script, with delicacy and narrative economy, knows how to identify the right nuances derived from it. It also knows how to rely on the strength of contrasts, juxtaposing the effervescence of Gran Canaria with the gray tones of the Basque Country, the airy libertinism of the dunes with the hidden peeks at Grindr, or the fact of consolidating friends where enemies were expected (the protagonist's roommate, captivating although a Vox sympathizer).