Ximena García Lecuona is a Mexican–American screenwriter and film producer. She is best known for writing the 2022 American coming-of-age romantic comedy film '' Anything's Possible''.

Biography

García Lecuona was born and raised in Mexico. She

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and later came out as a

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. She made her debut as a screenwriter and as an executive producer with the film '' Anything's Possible'', directed by Billy Porter. García Lecuona wrote the story to ''Anything's Possible'' about "trans joy" and "trans love." The film premiered at Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which she attended. She was honored as one of ''Variety'' "Screenwriters to Watch" at the

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in 2022. In August 2022, García Lecuona adapted Sara Jo Cuff's

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coming-of-age story ''The Kiss List'' into a screenplay, which will be directed by Sonía Sebastian. The initial story, about a girl who makes a list of guys she wants to kiss, was changed by García Lecuona to make the protagonist bisexual. The film was developed by

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External links

Ximena García Lecuona IMDB

References

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