▁the ▁local ▁box ▁office ▁and ▁would ▁rather ▁fund ▁L GB T + ▁films ▁than ▁let ▁other ▁countries ▁produce ▁them , ▁to ▁ensure ▁fewer ▁Venez uel ans ▁watch ▁them . ▁In ▁review ▁of ▁a ▁film ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁discuss ions ▁are ▁on going , ▁one ▁rev iewer ▁bringing ▁up ▁its ▁soci etal ▁context ▁of ▁" policy ▁concerns ▁regarding ▁gay ▁and ▁que er ▁rights ▁that ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁addressed ". ▁ ▁The ▁wave ' s ▁beg inn ings ▁post - Ch á vez ' s ▁death ▁have ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁Pedro ▁Al mod ó var ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Franco . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁José ▁González ▁V arg as ▁wrote ▁on ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁L GB T + ▁Venez uel an ▁films , ▁including ▁personal ▁appreci ation ▁that ▁" around ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁something ▁changed "; ▁as ▁he ▁grew ▁up , ▁gay ▁characters ▁in ▁film ▁were ▁either ▁com ic , ▁trag ic , ▁or ▁upper - class ▁white ▁Americans . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁negative ▁representations , ▁and ▁young ▁Venez uel ans ▁could ▁not ▁see ▁themselves ▁in ▁the ▁latter . ▁The ▁new ▁wave ▁meant ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁others ▁could ▁see ▁the ▁Venez uel an ▁L GB T + ▁community ▁and ▁reality ▁on screen ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁This ▁is ▁also ▁why ▁he ▁critic ises ▁the ▁film ▁Az ul ▁y ▁no ▁tan ▁ro sa , ▁because ▁it ▁shows ▁a ▁middle ▁class ▁and ▁easily ▁accepted ▁gay ▁man , ▁which ▁he ▁still