Todxs We | HBO production is a great portrait of LGBTQ + diversity

Series addresses LGBTQ + diversity and also addresses issues such as racism and harassment

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The new national production of HBO, Todxs We has its premiere scheduled for March 22 at 11 pm on HBO GO. The first season has eight episodes of approximately 30 minutes each. Brazilian production is created by Vera Egypt, Hector Dhalia and Daniel Ribeiro and will focus on LGBTQ + themes, in addition to dealing with issues of racism and harassment. Todxs We will feature the characters Rafa, Interpreted by Clara Gallo; Vini, interpreted by Kelner Macêdo; Mayan, lived by Juliana General; and Inês, Vini's mother, played by Gilda Nomacce.

In a comical and very detached way, the series begins with Rafa running away from home, where he lived with his father, Ulysses, with his stepmother and half-sister. She moves to São Paulo straight to the house of her cousin, Vini, who is openly gay and lives with Maia, his feminist friend. Undoubtedly, it is a promising production that hooks the viewer for the lack of awareness, but also for the courage of the protagonist Rafa, who is a non-binary and pansexual young woman who is rediscovering herself as a person. At first nobody understands anything, but as the plot unfolds, the conflicts become clear.

The series shows how this universe is rich in information and diversity. Unfortunately, it is still a subject permeated with prejudice, not only by those who see it from the outside, but by those who are inside. Currently, we are surrounded by labels. We are shaped by pre-existing concepts that end up defining how we should act, how to dress, how to speak and so on ... This does not define what we really are. Much has been said about representativeness in the LGBTQ + environment. Many press guidelines have addressed this sensitive issue. The series shows that it is necessary that we have a look, an open view about the different. Accepting and respecting is evidence of empathy. Scenes that show how prejudice and the culture of machismo is ingrained in our society are very striking and are important and relevant topics to be addressed in the original production of HBO.

How many times do we see a black woman who is a programmer and has a comfortable life? Usually, in the plots we see blacks having roles in which their characters live in a precarious way or have a very painful life, they are often portrayed with the failed ones and in reality it is not so. Maia is a strong and determined woman who will show how it is to be black in Brazilian society throughout the series. As each day is a different struggle that shapes your character's life experience.

A gay man who doesn't want to be an actor, but is forced to be ... Vini, in particular, is a custom-made character. It is charismatic and authentic. There is a truth that belongs to him. In a way, he is still stuck in his box, the box that society has reserved for him. It is difficult to be gay and even more so when you have some prejudices hidden inside. And throughout the series he realizes and after Rafa's arrival, he starts to discover himself too. If in the beginning, he found this change all unusual, with the passage of time it will be something that will bring changes and a new look for your "me".

Rafa is clueless. She plays a lot, but forgets that in one of these plays she can break her face and be disappointed. But still, it's captivating. The character wants to embrace her world and be seen as she really is. It is very difficult and complicated to get parents to understand this. A father or a mother does not always accept the child as it is. In the series we see a father who is stuck with a worldview, in which he was taught and is faced with a daughter who thinks far beyond. The same thing happens with Vini's mother. For her, having a gay son and showing everyone that she is for “frentx” as her son, Vini says. And it is very interesting that the direction and the writers have approached and made this way, the construction of the work.

In this first episode, it is very interesting to see that the production was concerned with the interaction of the cast, with the cohesion of the story and with the tone of the narrative. Although it is a serious topic and needs to be debated in society, we see that the series addresses in a relaxed way, but maintains the seriousness in certain moments that is characteristic of real life. The language is very colloquial and with some swear words that amuse those who watch. The soundtrack is an "up" part. Cheerful and that fits the narrative, it moves us splendidly within the plot. It is great to see that companies and producers are supporting and wanting to show everyone that it is possible to be different. The series brings information. In case you don't know what a “non-binary” or “pansexual” being is, it is explained. It is important to address issues like this and thus contribute to demystifying the prejudice that attacks, that hurts, that kills the minority that is not a minority. Are many.

We can expect from this new production a youthful and thirsty air for being who he really wants to be. No label. Unprejudiced. Todx We it is a banana for those who prefer to be in the darkness of ignorance. It is not just representing an oppressed part, but showing that we can be happy the way we want to be. And as the theme song for the opening of the series says, “I am not obliged to anything!”. 

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