

Pepita the Gunslinger
2026-09-03 · 106 min · ★ 6.0
Mar del Plata, 1985. Pregnant and working as a sex worker, Margarita Di Tullio defies the mafia and a corrupt power structure to build a clandestine empire that shields women from the horrors of the streets, becoming a legend forged by a shotgun and maternal loyalty… the legend of Pepita, the Gunslinger.
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- Directors
- Lucía Puenzo
- Production companies
- Zeppelin Studio, Historias Cinematográficas, Pampa Films, Life Is One, The Remake, Film Factory
- Countries
- Argentina, Spain
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Luisana LopilatoMargarita Di Tullio
Claudio TolcachirGermán
Alberto AjakaCuervo
Charo LópezNemeca
Marcelo SubiottoPerkins
Camila PeraltaVicky
Esteban BigliardiAmérico
Gustavo BassaniEl Tarta
María Riot
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