Queens Without a Crown

Queens Without a Crown (Spanish: Reinas sin corona) is a 2023 Peruvian drama film directed by Gino Tassara and written by Tassara and Lucía Covarrubias. Starring Daniela Romo, Francisca Aronsson and Alexandra Graña. It is inspired by real events and takes as a reference the story of the girl Jimenita, "the monster of Pachacamac", "the monster of the bicycle", "Clímaco: the crazy man with the hammer", the attack on Arlette Contreras, among other cases.

Synopsis
Jimena lives tormented looking for help to report the attacks she has been receiving, however her mother Sonia lives in a parallel world. His grandmother Deifilia, who leads a network of child trafficking, will not be the best help. Everyone around Jimena is complicit in what is happening, but only a few will try to help her.

Cast
The actors participating in this film are:


 * Alexandra Graña as Sonia
 * Francisca Aronsson as Jimena
 * Daniela Romo as Deifilia
 * Claudio Calmet
 * Rossana Fernández Maldonado
 * Katia Salazar
 * Kukuli Morante
 * Matías Raygada
 * Omar García
 * Julio Marcone
 * Mariano Ramírez
 * Elena Romero
 * Edith Tapia

Production
Principal photography of the film began on March 24, 2022, in the Municipality of La Punta and ended on May 10 of the same year. The movie was filmed in Mexico and Peru.

Release
The film was scheduled to premiere on March 30, 2023, in Peruvian theaters, but it was brought forward to March 9, 2023, to coincide with International Women's Day.