Ximena García Lecuona
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Ximena García Lecuona | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mexico |
| Occupations | screenwriter and film producer |
| Known for | Anything's Possible |
Ximena García Lecuona is a Mexican–American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for writing the 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film Anything's Possible.
García Lecuona was born and raised in Mexico.[1] She came out as nonbinary and later came out as a transgender woman.[1]
She made her debut as a screenwriter and as an executive producer with the film Anything's Possible, directed by Billy Porter.[2][3] García Lecuona wrote the story to Anything's Possible about "trans joy" and "trans love."[4][5] The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which she attended.[1]
She was honored as one of Variety's "Screenwriters to Watch" at the Mill Valley Film Festival in 2022.[6]
In August 2022, García Lecuona adapted Sara Jo Cuff's LGBT coming-of-age story The Kiss List into a screenplay, which will be directed by Sonía Sebastian.[7] The initial story, about a girl who makes a list of guys she wants to kiss, was changed by García Lecuona to make the protagonist bisexual.[7] The film was developed by MarVista Entertainment.[7]