▁cinema ▁to ▁being ▁L GB T - related ▁has ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁" un pre ced ented " ▁A ID S ▁crisis , ▁with ▁the ▁nation ▁being ▁short ▁of ▁basic ▁medic ines ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁removing ▁anti - ret ro vir al ▁dru gs ▁from ▁circul ation . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁films ▁also ▁tack le ▁other ▁social ▁issues ▁present ▁in ▁Venez uel an ▁society . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁" bo om " ▁of ▁L GB T ▁cinema ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁is ▁celebrated ▁as ▁also ▁being ▁evident ▁in ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁market ▁( it ▁may ▁be ▁the ▁cause ▁or ▁association ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁L GB T + ▁cinema ▁bo om ), ▁despite ▁Venez uel an ▁cinema ▁in ▁general ▁otherwise ▁lag ging ▁far ▁behind ▁that ▁of ▁its ▁neighb ors .: 1 9 2 ▁ ▁This ▁bo om ▁included ▁successful ▁Venez uel an ▁films ▁including ▁Miguel ▁Ferr ari ' s ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Az ul ▁y ▁no ▁tan ▁ro sa , ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Venez uel an ▁film ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Go ya ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Spanish ▁Language ▁Foreign ▁Film ▁( in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁edition ), ▁and ▁Mar iana ▁R ond ón ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁coming - of - age ▁P elo ▁mal o , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Sh ell ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁San ▁Sebast i án ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁In ▁writing ▁on ▁Venez uel an ▁film ▁turning ▁towards