I. It began as something small—an idea to shoot a short film on our phones.

Christian wanted to show what he could do as an actor, and I had just finished a directing workshop in Cuba.

I was eager to prove myself.  

So I wrote something fearless, something raw—and Christian embraced the challenge of playing a trans woman with a child.

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What started as a scrappy idea quickly grew.

A full crew came together.

People believed in it.

They gave Bebé a shape and a soul I never imagined.

 

The result was something beautiful.

Everyone who saw it connected with it.

It even had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

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I wish I had photos of that moment.

I did fly to Cannes.

But most of my time was spent alone in a hotel room, heartbroken—because Christian and I had broken up right after the film was completed.

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Some people enter your life for a reason.

Christian was meant to be my Bebé—forever.

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A year later, I dropped out of university and moved to Chicago.

I didn’t know what was next, but I knew Bebé had changed something in me.

It showed me what I was capable of—how far a story could go when it came from the heart.

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— Mario Luxxor